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Guardian Podcast Weighs Amazon Stakes in Brazil's Presidential Runoff

The Guardian has published a podcast on what is at stake for the Amazon and its communities in Brazil's presidential runoff on Sunday.

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The Guardian has published a podcast on Brazil's election and the battle for the Amazon, which examines what is at stake for the rainforest in the country's presidential election runoff on Sunday, according to the outlet's listing of the episode. The episode is presented by Helen Pidd with Tom Phillips. The listing credits Ivor Manley and Eli Block as producers, although the full credit list is cut off in the summary.

According to The Guardian, Tom Phillips, the outlet's Latin America correspondent, travels to Roraima to hear what is at stake for the rainforest and for the communities that live there. The summary says he makes the trip for the episode but does not describe what he found or whom he spoke with.

The outlet's summary states that the stakes in the runoff for the Amazon and the people who live there are high, saying they "could scarcely be higher." The summary, which ends with an ellipsis, does not identify the candidates in the runoff, their positions on the rainforest, or any polling.

The summary presents two linked concerns: the future of the rainforest itself and the wellbeing of the communities that live within it. The Guardian ties both to the outcome of Sunday's vote, but the summary does not explain the mechanism by which the election would affect either.

Further details of the episode, including its full length and any reporting beyond the opening description, were not available in the summary used for this report. The Guardian's own listing remains the primary source for the episode's contents and credits.

Sources: The Guardian: Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon - podcast.

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