by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Brazil will have to reactivate the government fund<\/strong> intended to finance the protection of the Amazon<\/strong>, the Supreme Court has stated. The Court ruled a 60-day time limit after which the financial vehicle must become operational again. The move takes on obvious political significance by ideally ending a three-year period of inaction that began with the controversial measure promoted by former President Jair Bolsonaro<\/strong>, who had blocked<\/a> the fund in 2019 challenging its alleged misuse.<\/p>\n In response to Bolsonaro move, main contributors<\/a> Germany<\/strong> and Norway<\/strong> had in turn suspended funding to Brazil. The reactivation of the fund is expected to pave the way for the resumption of rehabilitation and conservation operations in endangered territories in line with promises<\/a> made by newly elected President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/strong>, who won the ballot that decided the presidential election last Oct. 30.<\/p>\n