Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he will work to protect the Amazon, but his goals will be complicated by his commitment to raising social spending
MARAÃ, Brazil—Dismayed by illegal logging and fishing near his Amazon River village, Alzanir de Souza organized a flotilla of small boats so 200 relatives and neighbors could make the 18-hour voyage in October to the nearest town to vote inTheir support helped Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former president who has said he would work to better protect the Amazon, defeat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Mr.
. “We have put our faith in this new government,” said Mr. de Souza, who manages a fishing cooperative.
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