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TexasTowelie

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 06:17 PM Nov 2025

Brazil to blast channel in Amazon river to increase shipping - Reuters



Brazil regulators want to blast a channel on one of the largest tributaries in the Amazon Basin and turn it into an expressway for Brazil's booming tropical farm belt, potentially impacting local fishermen and biodiversity.
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Brazil to blast channel in Amazon river to increase shipping - Reuters (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2025 OP
Sounds great! What could go wrong? progressoid Nov 2025 #1
And this announcement? Just in time for Duh Errth Summett!!! hatrack Nov 2025 #2

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