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Brazilian Summit To Preserve the Amazon Runs Up Against Reality of Continent’s Energy Needs

Amid calls to end oil and gas exploration in the world’s largest tropical rainforest, Brazil’s president says that ‘as long as you don’t have alternative energy, you will continue to use the energy that you have.’

Maira Tembe before the start of a ceremony to present Brazil's national Indigenous census at Belem, Brazil, Monday.
Maira Tembe before the start of a ceremony to present Brazil's national Indigenous census at Belem, Brazil, Monday. AP/Eraldo Peres