# Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon mouth as a ‘passport to Brazil’s future’

https://mins.news/en/item/25259

- BBC News, 2026-08-18 13:13 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd7xd8e8lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has praised Petrobras’s oil discovery offshore near the mouth of the Amazon, calling it a possible “passport to the country’s future”. Environmentalists strongly oppose drilling in the biodiverse region, warning that an oil spill could damage reefs and coastal wetlands. The field’s size and commercial viability remain unclear.

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