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Can Lula deliver on Brazil’s solar hopes?

Brazil’s newly elected government under Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva will face energy-transition and decentralization issues during critically important years in the fight to curb climate change. Livia Neves reports from Rio de Janeiro.

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Lívia Neves

08 Dec 2022

President Da Silva lost a finger in an industrial accident at the age of 19, reportedly piquing his interest in workers’ rights. | Image: Marcos de Paula AE

The re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the Brazilian presidency in October brings the nation back into the fold of global attempts to combat the climate crisis after a four-year hiatus under the divisive reign of Jair Bolsonaro.Da Silva, of the left wing Workers’ Party, or Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), beat Bolsonaro in …

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