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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Lisandra Paraguassu

Brazil's Lula unveils plan to stop deforestation in Amazon by 2030

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during the signing ceremony of the decree regarding the management of the Amazon BioBusiness Center, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Brazil's government on Monday unveiled how it plans to meet a pledge to eliminate deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, using strengthened law enforcement against environmental crimes and other measures in the world's largest tropical rainforest.

Under former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil joined a 2021 pact with more than 140 countries to end deforestation globally by 2030. Left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who assumed office Jan. 1, has made it a centerpiece of his environmental policy.

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