Brazil will invest $75 million to pave a highway that cuts through the center of the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil’s government has announced a $75 million investment in the BR-319 highway, a move environmentalists fear could speed up Amazon deforestation.

El presidente Lula da Silva firmó las órdenes para destinar los recursos para la pavimentación de una carretera que atraviesa la selva amazónica de Brasil.