Burning Profits: How Brazil’s Amazon Bill Could Singe the American Economy

26/07/2025 8 min Episodio 9

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Episode Synopsis

The Amazon Rainforest is often called the lungs of the planet. Still, now, a sweeping deregulation bill in Brazil threatens to turn that vital ecosystem into an open market for exploitation.In this episode of Sideways Look, l unpack how the political choices in Brazil could directly impact inflation, supply chains, trade agreements, and environmental stability in the U.S.From soybean exports and beef production to the fragile balance of climate policy and Wall Street's greenwashing, we ask: When rainforests burn for profit, who’s paying the price? And why is the American economy more entangled in this bill than you might think?

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