Leaders of Amazon nations gather in Brazil for summit on rainforest’s future

The leaders of Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia and Peru have gathered in the Brazilian city of Belém for a rare conclave about the future of the world’s largest rainforest amid growing concern over the global climate emergency. The environmental summit – convened by Brazil’s leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – represents a handbrake turn in Brazilian government policy after four years of Amazon destruction and international isolation under the country’s previous leader, Jair Bolsonaro.

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conclave 原指主教聚集在一起选举教皇的会议，现在指秘密会议（clave- 锁，锁骨）

convene 召集（ven- = come，来）

leftist 左派的人

handbrake 手刹（brake 刹车；阻碍）

isolation 隔绝；孤立