Brazil's Lula defends oil exploration near Amazon River

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a controversial offshore oil exploration plan near the mouth of the Amazon River was a key opportunity for the country’s growth.

“We want everything to be legal, respecting the environment. But we are not going to let any opportunity to promote the growth of this country pass us by,” Lula said in Rio de Janeiro to investors from Saudi Arabia — one of the world’s leading oil producers.

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