The unrest came after President Lula unveiled ambitious environmental plans that threaten interest groups who rely on exploiting the Amazon
The manufactured mayhem that tore through the centres of power in Brasília on Sunday should be seen, at least in part, as another front in the war on nature.
One week earlier, the new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had marked his inauguration by unveiling what is arguably the world’s most ambitious environmental program.
