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Climate Summit Last Chance for Brazil to Show Leadership on Global Warming

Climate Summit ‘Last Chance’ for Brazil to Show Leadership on Global Warming Biden still has hopes for Brazil’s climate leadership, but the State Department looks to Colombia to take the helm in the region. April 21, 2021 Smokes rises from forest fires in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin, on Aug. 27, 2019. Credit: Joao Laet/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article WASHINGTON President Joe Biden’s climate summit of 40 world leaders this week will be Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s “last chance” to restore Washington’s confidence in Brazil’s commitment to taking action to fight climate change, the U.S. ambassador to Brazil has warned.

Celebs to Biden: Reject Amazon deal with Bolsonaro

Celebs to Biden: Reject Amazon deal with Bolsonaro © Reuters Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has soared under President Bolsonaro Dozens of US and Brazilian celebrities have urged President Joe Biden to not sign any environmental deal with Brazil as deforestation in the Amazon rises. In a letter, they said an accord risked legitimising a government that was encouraging environmental destruction. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and singers Katy Perry, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso are among those who signed it. President Jair Bolsonaro has weakened protections and called for economic development in the rainforest. The US and Brazil have been holding talks since February on the possibility of collaborating to stop the increasing destruction of the Amazon, the world s largest rainforest. A deal could see Brazil receiving financial aid in return for protecting the region.

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