A Narrow Escape: Lula Vetoes Environmental “Devastation Bill,” but the Fight for the Amazon Is Far From Over
In a move that has been hailed as a significant, though partial, victory for environmentalists, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vetoed large parts of a controversial bill that critics had ominously dubbed the “devastation bill.”17 The legislation, which was backed by Brazil’s powerful agribusiness and mining sectors, had sought to dismantle decades…
