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<France 24 #087> Brazil: after the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro, a page will turn for the Amazon forest - le 1 novembre 2022

   Today's article is about the possible improvement of the environment after the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil from France 24 dated November 1, 2022.

 

French Original

Brésil : après la défaite de Jair Bolsonaro, une page va se tourner pour la forêt amazonienne

 

Agriculture, feux de forêts, mines, extraction de pétrole… La déforestation de l'Amazonie s'est aggravée sous le mandat de Jair Bolsonaro. Le président d'extrême droite et climatosceptique a été vaincu, dimanche, par Lula, son rival de gauche, qui a pris publiquement position pour la protection de la nature et des peuples indigènes.

 

English Translation

Brazil: after the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro, a page will turn for the Amazon forest

 

Agriculture, forest fires, mines, oil extraction… Deforestation in the Amazon has worsened under the mandate of Jair Bolsonaro. The far-right and climatosceptic president was defeated on Sunday by Lula, his left-wing rival, who publicly took a stand for the protection of nature and indigenous peoples.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

aggravée (> aggraver): worsen

agriculture: agriculture

amazonienne > amazonien: Amazon

<C>

climatosceptique: climatosceptic

<D>

défaite: defeat

déforestation: deforestation

droite > droit: right, straight

<E>

extraction: extraction

<F>

feux > feu: fire

<G>

gauche: left

<I>

indigène: native, indigenous

<M>

mandat: mandate

mine: mine, lead

<P>

pétrole: oil, petroleum

peuple: people

publiquement: publicly

<T>

tourner: se tourner > to turn around

<V>

va > aller: to go

vaincu (> vaincure): defeated