Brazil lawmakers gut environmental licensing ahead of UN climate summit

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Brazil’s congress passed legislation on Thursday loosening environmental licensing, a potential blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks to burnish his country’s green credentials before hosting the United Nations global climate summit, COP30, this year.

CBC | World News

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