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So THAT'S why Brazil is quickly destroying the Amazon. No forest, no need to classify species.

Many 'external' actors are actually destroying the Amazon: Brazil's incompetence whilst voting (putting a crazy in charge); USA's inability to embargo Brazil if it keeps devastating the forest; Amazon is not located 'just at' Brazil, there are at least 5 other countries in the region; lack of international preoccupation with the forest;

I could go on and on and on...

Edit: 'on' to 'in' charge.

Sure, I should have said "the crazy in charge", not Brazil itself. And, although you're right about Amazon existing beyond Brazil, its Brazilian territory that is being devastated right now. USA is not the world regulator, but I agree that an worldwide embargo is fully justified in this case. Finally, it was just a joke about the example the author used in the article.

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