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Wagner Karipuna, chief of the Manga Indigenous village, poses for a photo during an interview with AFP in the Manga Indigenous village, home of the Karipuna people, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil on September 5, 2026. Caught between hopes of an economic boom and fears of an oil spill, the residents of a small town in the far north of Brazil, on the border with French Guiana, are closely following the oil exploration off the coast of the Amazon, a controversial project promoted by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is seeking reelection in October 2026.
AMAZON

In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears

The state-run company announced in August that it had identified signs of oil in a well about 175 kilometers (109 miles) off the coast of northern Brazil's Amapa state.

  • AFP
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A file picture of indigenous people taking part in a demonstration to raise concerns about exploration in the Amazon.
BRAZIL

Brazil's Petrobras detects signs of oil off Amazon coast

It was a significant milestone for the project backed by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who believes his country needs fossil fuel revenue to fund its energy…

  • AFP
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