"SAO PAULO - Environmentalists, world leaders and sustainable investors on Monday cheered the victory of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has promised to protect the Amazon rainforest and restore Brazil's leadership on climate change.

In his victory speech, Lula pledged to clamp down on illegal logging, mining and land grabbing that have driven the surging deforestation of the Amazon over the past four years under President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's election.

"Brazil is ready to retake its leadership in the fight against the climate crisis," Lula told a crowd of supporters in Sao Paulo. "Brazil and the planet need a living Amazon.""

Jake Spring reports for Reuters October 31, 2022. [2]

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"What Lula’s Victory in Brazil Means for Climate" (New York Times) [4]

"Bolsonaro's Defeat Is A Climate Turning Point" (Axios) [5]

"Lula Vowed To Safeguard The Amazon. After Bolsonaro, It Won’t Be Easy." (Washington Post) [6]