a conversation from a few days ago about the amazon rainforest and the then-looming brazilian election. lula won, and that's good for our planet, even though there is much to say about lula's own failures in protecting it

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edited by Danae O.

exec. prod. @earthtonellie

Links:

The Amazon Rainforest: Facts and Resources | WWF https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon/

The rubber boom and its legacy in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/the-rubber-boom-and-its-legacy-in-brazil-peru-bolivia-and-colombia/

Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/fires-arrive-in-the-amazon-rainforest/

The Amazon Is Burning. Bolsonaro Fanned the Flames. https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-watch/amazon-burning-bolsonaro-fanned-flames

The ripple effect: Understanding the global impact of Amazon deforestation https://www.carbonclick.com/news-views/amazon-deforestation-causes-consequences-and-global-impact

Meta Censors Over 1,080 Pro-Lula Accounts During Brazilian Presidential Election https://paydayreport.com/meta-censors-over-1-080-pro-lula-accounts-during-brazilian-presidential-election/

Secret History of U.S. Involvement in Brazil's Operation Car Wash https://theintercept.com/2020/03/12/united-states-justice-department-brazil-car-wash-lava-jato-international-treaty/

When Bolsonaro Tweeted, Amazon Deforestation Surged https://e360.yale.edu/digest/bolsonaro-tweets-amazon

The United States and Brazil's Military Coup (1964) https://guides.loc.gov/brazil-us-relations/brazil-coup-1964

How the Brazilian military sabotaged protection of Indigenous people in the Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/how-the-brazilian-military-sabotaged-protection-of-indigenous-people-in-the-amazon/

Brazilian President Lula resumes recognition of Indigenous land areas https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/brazilian-president-lula-resumes-recognition-of-indigenous-land-areas

Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/1/27/why-lula-has-failed-to-address-the-yanomami-genocide

“The River Won”: How Campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon Stopped Privatisation of Waterway https://amazonwatch.org/news/2026/0227-the-river-won-how-campaigners-in-brazilian-amazon-stopped-privatisation-of-waterway

Lula slammed for failing to reciprocate Raoni’s support https://sumauma.com/en/lula-nao-sobe-a-rampa-de-raoni-e-e-duramente-cobrado-por-isso/

Interview With Chief Raoni: “Congressmen Only Think About Destruction, Not About Future Generations” https://amazonwatch.org/news/2025/0911-interview-with-chief-raoni-congressmen-only-think-about-destruction-not-about-future-generations

https://youtu.be/Riz09kbFgOY

https://youtu.be/y8CAfLyDwbs

https://youtu.be/5LbONLegNA0

https://youtu.be/5sBm80lXNKs

Flowers of the Earth https://theeternalsong.org/flowers/

Further reading:

The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World by Ajay Singh Chaudhary https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736324/the-exhausted-of-the-earth-by-ajay-singh-chaudhary/

Latin America’s Environmentalists https://www.cfr.org/articles/who-killing-latin-americas-environmentalists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhDdAONYZeQ

Chapters

00:00 important!

01:46 what is the amazon rainforest?

04:56 rubber

07:45 the amazon on fire

09:42 why we should care

12:56 USA, não se meta

18:13 Bolsonaro will burn us

19:47 an American pastime

22:07 who does brazil's military fight for?

28:46 lula: much better, but not great

36:47 indigenous people vs. capitalism

40:59 Brazilian lefttube

46:33 the Guarani-Kaiowá