Brazil's Silva, a lifelong environmentalist, courts big agriculture


  • World
  • Saturday, 13 Sep 2014

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva, an icon of the green movement, is cosying up to old adversaries in the sugar and ethanol industry as she seeks to win over the powerful farm lobby ahead of next month's election.

Since entering the race in mid-August, Silva has picked a pro-agriculture congressman as her running mate, met repeatedly with agribusiness leaders and campaigned in the farm belt, eager to make allies in an industry that accounts for a quarter of Brazil's economy.

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