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In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Colombian president highlighted the necessity of ending the war on drugs and saving the environment

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Far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has presided over record deforestation of the Amazon. As his reelection campaign begins, the fate of a critical global ecosystem is on the ballot.

The Amazon fires led to a wave of indignation around the world. This should be channeled into supporting the inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest and progressive Brazilians in their struggle to extinguish the political cause of this catastrophe.

“His death highlights how standing up for environmental and indigenous rights protection can cost people their lives.”

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