The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has launched renewal works for the BR-319 highway, using a new legal loophole to bypass environmental licensing requirements.
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A strategic shift in law clears the way for a highway that scientists warn will push the Amazon to a tipping point.