Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct 23, 2025 (AFP) - Brazilian NGOs ask court to halt drilling off mouth of Amazon

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A group of Brazilian NGOs said Thursday they had filed a lawsuit to halt exploratory drilling by state oil giant Petrobras off the coast of the Amazon region. Petrobras began drilling on Monday, the same day it was granted a license after a five-year battle to explore for oil in the sensitive region, 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the mouth of the Amazon River. The granting of the license angered activists who said it would undermine Brazil's ho......

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