SOS: Brazil’s President Lula – hailed as a climate champion –
just greenlit plans for oil drilling at the mouth of the Amazon
River.
Brazil’s state-owned oil giant Petrobras has begun
drilling into one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth –
despite Lula welcoming the world to the Amazon for the COP30 climate
talks.
But we can still reverse this devastating decision!
A powerful coalition of eight Brazilian organizations and
networks has filed an emergency court petition to cancel the
drilling license. They’re fighting for the communities
whose homes, waters, and futures are at risk – and for the survival
of our planet. But they need to quickly raise more funds to
support their legal team – and we can help.
Can you urgently rush a donation to stop the Amazon drilling –
and defend wild places everywhere from toxic corporations?
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The mouth of the Amazon isn’t just any riverbasin. It’s a fragile
ecosystem of mangroves, a great Amazon reef system, and sacred
fishing grounds – home to Indigenous and riverine communities who
have protected it for generations. Defending this biome is essential
to protect precious water resources and maintain a balanced climate
for all of us.
Drilling there risks catastrophic oil spills that could
destroy fisheries and wipe out livelihoods. It threatens
endangered species found nowhere else on Earth.
And for what? The promise of “economic growth” that never
reaches the people living there. Time and again, oil companies
like Petrobras have promised jobs and prosperity – but what actually
flows is pollution, and profit that only reaches company
shareholders, not the communities left with poisoned rivers and
broken promises.
If Petrobras keeps drilling, it will set a dangerous precedent –
opening the floodgates for other oil companies to move in. Entire
stretches of the Amazon coast could be auctioned off to fossil fuel
giants.
This isn’t just about one project – it’s about the future of the
entire Amazon basin and beyond. And once Petrobras drills its first
well, there’s no going back. Which is why we MUST suspend
this license and stop the drilling.
The court case is our best chance – and our brave partners are
putting it all on the line to fight back against one of the most
powerful state corporations in Latin America. Now they urgently
need funds to cover legal fees and communications to mobilize public
outrage – and they don’t have much time.
If thousands of us around the world chip in today, we can fuel
their fight – and send a global message to Lula and Petrobras: the
Amazon is NOT for drilling.
Can you chip in to save the Amazon and wild places everywhere
from toxic corporations?
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