Amazon at risk? Bolsonaro's son 'will finish father's project'
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Former Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva has warned that Flávio Bolsonaro will try to complete his father's "perverse project" to destroy the Amazon if he becomes president.
Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right politician, is the favourite to win the presidency. He is the son of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, who is now jailed.
During Jair Bolsonaro's presidency from 2019 to 2022, the Amazon was thrown into chaos. Brazil's environment and Indigenous protection agencies were gutted. Environmental criminals ran riot, causing surges in deforestation and violence.
Silva, who served as environment minister, said Flávio Bolsonaro would seek to finish what his father started.