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Bolsonaro Says Brazil Wouldn’t Quit Paris Climate Deal If He Wins
- Frontrunner in presidential election criticises the agreement
- Candidate wants guarantees on indigenous land, Amazon region
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Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, said that he intends to keep the country in the Paris Climate Agreement despite his reservations about the deal.
Speaking at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro this Thursday, Bolsonaro said he wants guarantees ensuring Brazilian sovereignty over indigenous land and the so-called "triple A" region -- a strip of land that runs from the Andes to the Atlantic, passing through the Amazon rain forest. The candidate defended that might exist discussions in the "backstage" of this deal around those regions. "Could we run the risk of losing our Amazon in the Paris Accord? You have the answer," he said.