Argentina’s president will meet Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace

This rally reaffirms our commitment to preserving Dom’s purpose. We cannot let that be forgotten.”

The plan includes using satellite imagery to track criminal activity and a tracing system for Amazonian products

Brazil’s leader also reaffirmed his commitment to creating the “Sur” common currency

The Venezuelan president is visiting Brazil for the first time since 2015

President Lula: “I asked: why not host it in an Amazonian state, so you can know what the Amazon really is?”

The Brazilian leader added he’d declined an invitation to a forum because he “can’t visit Russia at the moment”

The issue caused a split within President Lula da Silva’s government

It’s the first major drop under Lula, although the annual peak in deforestation is from July to September