Rules preventing the purchase of soy grown on land cleared after 2008 slowed deforestation in the Amazon and reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. But now pressure is mounting in Brazil for the rules to be loosened. Rhamon Talles, Daniel Da Mata and Joao Paulo Pessoa explain what worked, what didn't, and what will happen when it ends.

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28 November 2025

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LSE Business Review

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2025/11/28/the-end-of-the-amazon-soy-moratorium-will-accelerate-deforestation/

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