With the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a third term in Brazil, the international community expects the country to curb the aggressive deforestation and criminal activity seen in the Amazon in recent years. The path ahead will require astute political negotiations, argues this week’s guest, Ilona Szabó, the founder of Instituto Igarapé, a think tank focused on security and development. Ilona talks to us about her expectations for Brazil’s incoming government, prospects for cooperation with other Amazon nations, such as Peru and Venezuela, and how the private sector should navigate investment in the region moving forward.
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Guests:
Ilona Szabó is co-founder of Instituto Igarapé
Luiza Franco is an editor and podcast producer at Americas Quarterly
Supplemental reading:
The Destruction of Venezuela’s Amazon Is Going Virtually Unnoticed by Cristina Vollmer Burelli
Four Strategies to Build a Future for the Amazon by Beto Veríssimo and Juliano J. Assunção
AQ Podcast: Investing in the Amazon’s Future
