Saturday, October 29, 2022

This Amazon road led to vast deforestation. Brazil's president wants it paved

An aerial view of the BR-319 highway where it meets the Igapó Açu River in São Sebastião, Brazil, on Sept. 24. The community is a stopping point for travelers and tourists.

President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection Sunday, has pledged to fully pave BR-319 and turn it into a kind of jungle expressway, raising alarm from environmental groups.

(Image credit: Bruno Kelly for NPR)

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