Amazon Governors Roll Out 2050 Plan as Brazil Presses COP30 Deal and Senate Censures German Chancellor

Overview

• Amazon state leaders launched the Estrategia Regional Amazônia 2050 prioritizing clean energy and bioeconomy, while avoiding explicit mention of BR-319 paving, the Ferrogrão railway and Equatorial Margin oil plans.
• The plan’s authors aim to tap multilateral lenders such as the IDB, World Bank and NDB, and seek access to the new Tropical Forests Forever Fund to underwrite regional initiatives.
• The Brazilian Senate approved a symbolic vote of censure over Friedrich Merz’s remarks about Belém, with the document to be sent to Berlin through the Foreign Ministry.
• Lula, Janja, Pará officials and Greenpeace Germany criticized Merz’s comments; German officials sought to de-escalate the dispute, and Merz has not apologized according to his spokesman.
• Brazil’s COP30 presidency is pushing the ‘Pacote Belém’ and a roadmap to curb fossil fuels, with more than 50 countries backing the push as negotiators struggle to close gaps on adaptation indicators and funding.