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<p>The UK Government is working with Brazil to help ensure it continues to protect
the Amazon and have invested nearly £120 million through the International Climate
Fund on projects to limit deforestation, support indigenous people and other forest
communities, prevent forest fires and implement the Forest Code in the Amazon, Atlantic
Forest and Cerrado biomes.</p><p>The UK Embassy in Brazil frequently engages with
the Brazilian Government on a number of issues including environment, human rights
and development. We have been having positive discussions with the Ministry of Agriculture,
Human Rights, Foreign Affairs, Brazilian Co-operation Agency (ABC) among others on
our policies and programmes.</p><p>DFID does not give direct funding to Brazil, focussing
instead on a long-term development partnership with Brazil to deliver the Global Goals
internationally.</p>
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