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Deforestation Proxy; Perpetual Crisis; Perpetual Costs

Deforestation Proxy It was revealed this week that Brazil is exporting 120 KMT of soybeans to the U.S. and the State Department immediately announced that the Biden Administration will use trade policy to reverse deforestation, including imposing import restrictions on goods where production impacts forests. It could just be coincidence but Washington has been angry that Brazilian President Inácio Lula da Silva has seemingly sided with Russia over Ukraine. While in China, da Silva blamed the U.S. for prolonging the war. The Biden White House accused him of “parroting” Russian propaganda. The enmity extends to Ukraine where President Volodymyr Zelensky intentionally snubbed da Silva at the G-7 meeting. Although Brazil has...

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