'Humanity cannot live': The Amazon's destruction has brutal effects. Is Brazil's president to blame?

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Dec 19, 2021 'Humanity cannot live': The Amazon's destruction has brutal effects. Is Brazil's president to blame? The Amazon is enveloping and lush, a place of stupefying richness — but a powerful web of extractive forces is also at work there. Activists say Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's policies are leading to the rapid destruction of the rainforest, which they say amounts to "ecocide" and should be considered an international crime. Read More Follow Us Get the NBC News Mobile App Check out all NBC News newsletters here. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 View in browser | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy