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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu

Lula courts Brazil's farmers ahead of vote, angering environmentalists

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during an event with members of political parties and social movements in Porto Alegre, Brazil June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Diego Vara /File Photo

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is luring allies from Brazil's powerhouse farm sector to his presidential campaign, looking to fracture his rival's base in a move that risks tensions with his own environmentalist supporters.

Agribusiness made big strides under Lula's 2003-2010 government, but right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has made a powerful connection with rural interests, vowing to push Brazil's farming frontier deeper into the Amazon rainforest.

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