Recently, Environment Minister Marina Silva stepped up her rhetoric against oil drilling in the Amazon basin. Days ago, the Brazilian environmental authority Ibama denied Petrobras permission to drill for oil in that region. While the Brazilian oil giant says it's safe and necessary for the energy transition in the long run, environmentalists are seeing this matter as a symbolic and decisive issue to keep the government consistent with its environmental policy. Today, our Editor-in-chief Gustavo Ribeiro and deputy editor Euan Marshall explain the nuances of the issue and its importance to Brazilian politics.
