Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is an unnerving jolt for climate campaigners
Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, is leading in the polls ahead of the October 25 runoff against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Climate campaigners are concerned that a Bolsonaro victory could reverse recent progress in curbing Amazon deforestation.
Why it matters
The election outcome has major implications for global climate policy and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest, a critical carbon sink.
Flavio Bolsonaro, centre, is in pole position to win the election runoff on 25 October against Brazil’s incumbent president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva./Getty Images Flavio Bolsonaro, centre, is in pole position to win the election runoff on 25 October against Brazil’s incumbent president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva./Getty Images View from the Amazon Brazil Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is an unnerving jolt for climate campaigners Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing deforestation in the Amazon did not lead to success at polls
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