Episode
An indigenous victory against Cargill on the Tapajós River (preview)
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- Explaining Brazil
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- Feb 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 606
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Summary
Advances in oil exploration and the construction of railways and highways in recent years have shown that, when large infrastructure projects clash with matters of Amazon preservation, the Brazilian government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tends to favor the former. Some call this progress; others see it as ultimately self-defeating in the face of the ongoing climate emergency. But this week, the usual script of Brazilian developmentalism trumping environmentalism was turned on its head,...