“Brazil is today a divided country. On the one hand, there are indigenous people, quilombolas [descendants of afro-Brazilian slaves], scientists, environmentalists and people who work against deforestation and for life,” said Marcio Astrini, executive secretary of the Brazilian Climate Observatory, a network of 50 civil society organisations. “On the other, there is the Bolsonaro government, which threatens human rights, democracy and puts the Amazon at risk. Biden needs to choose which side he will stand on.”