Lula defends exploring Equatorial Margin in the face of 'fuss': 'It is not possible to give up'

Published 2025년 10월 30일

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President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said that there is an "uproar in Brazil" regarding the exploration of oil in the Equatorial Margin, in the Amazon river basin. Lula defended the research by Petrobras in the region and stated that "it is not possible for anyone to give up fossil fuel overnight" and that "it is necessary to build the end of the use of fossil fuel."

"There is an uproar in Brazil about the exploration of oil in the Equatorial Margin. Ibama has given permission for Petrobras to start doing research. I have said that it is not possible for anyone to give up fossil fuel overnight," declared the president, in a meeting with representatives of Mercedes-Benz at the Planalto Palace on the morning of this Thursday, 30.

And he added: "It is necessary to build the end of the use of fossil fuel. That is why we need to research the Equatorial Margin with the care for the environment, with the responsibility that Brazil has to show itself as the most responsible country..."

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President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said there is an "uproar in Brazil" regarding oil exploration in the Equatorial Margin, in the Amazon River basin. Lula defended the research by Petrobras in the region and stated that "it is not possible for anyone to give up fossil fuel overnight" and that "we need to build the end of the use of fossil fuel." "There is an uproar in Brazil about the oil exploration in the Equatorial Margin. Ibama has given permission for Petrobras to start doing research. I have said that it is not possible for anyone to give up fossil fuel overnight," declared the president, in a meeting with representatives of Mercedes-Benz at the Planalto Palace on the morning of this Thursday, 30. And he added: "We need to build the end of the use of fossil fuel. That is why we need to research the Equatorial Margin with the care for the environment, with the responsibility that Brazil has to show itself as the most perfect country in terms of energy ...

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