Political situation and foreign interests threaten the Guaíba in Rio Grande do Sul

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Political support for a polluting pulp mill project threatens environmental and indigenous rights. | The approval of a new pulp mill project in Rio Grande do Sul, despite its high risk of worsening pollution in the Guaíba River, represents a significant ethical violation. It undermines clean water (SDG 6), responsible consumption (SDG 12), climate action (SDG 13), and life below water and on land (SDGs 14, 15). The project also disregards indigenous rights (UNDRIP) and basic human rights to a he