As Brazil's economy becomes increasingly reliant on food production for export, rural politicians gain outsize influence and illegal Amazon deforestation worsens. Joe Leahy reports <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

As Brazil's economy becomes increasingly reliant on food production for export, rural politicians gain outsize influence and illegal Amazon deforestation worsens. Joe Leahy reports Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Brazil's economy becomes increasingly reliant on food production for export, rural politicians gain outsize influence and illegal Amazon deforestation worsens. Joe Leahy reports Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Brazil's complex relationship with illegal deforestation

An audio version of the best of the Financial Times's Big Reads — in-depth reporting from FT correspondents around the world. Listen to longform stories that explore and explain key themes in world news, science and business. Produced by Anna Dedhar. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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An audio version of the best of the Financial Times's Big Reads — in-depth reporting from FT correspondents around the world. Listen to longform stories that explore and explain key themes in world news, science and business. Produced by Anna Dedhar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An audio version of the best of the Financial Times's Big Reads — in-depth reporting from FT correspondents around the world. Listen to longform stories that explore and explain key themes in world news, science and business. Produced by Anna Dedhar. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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