Move by far-right president was a campaign promise but Bolsonaro expects ‘pressure from environmentalists’
Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, unveiled a controversial bill on Wednesday that would allow commercial mining on protected indigenous lands, delivering on a campaign promise that has shocked tribal leaders and environmentalists.
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