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Brazil’s plan to blast the Tocantins River for soy exports sparks fears of biodiversity loss, displacement, and deforestation ahead of COP30.

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Speeding over to a muddy bank of Peru's Madre de Dios river in a motorboat, Karina Garay pointed to a small wooden structure.