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Brazil anti-deforestation agents protest working conditions under Lula
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Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Over 1,500 workers at Brazil's anti-deforestation agencies demand better pay and working conditions from President Lula. They execute his tough stance on deforestation through fines and other means. Deforestation rates in the Amazon have dropped 50% under Lula, but the workers claim they are underpaid and overworked. Ibama chief Agostinho supports the workers and blames Congress for budget delays. Bolsonaro, Lula's predecessor, weakened conservation agencies and criticized environmental fines. Bolsonaro weakened the conservation agencies and criticized them for issuing environmental fines.
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Wednesday, 6 December 2023
