Petrobras to appeal ban on drilling well offshore from the mouth of the Amazon

Company claims to have fulfilled all ‘technical needs’ for the well to be approved

Split: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Brazilian Minister for the Environment & Climate Change Marina Silva (right) flank an indigenous leader at an event in Brasilia in April.
Split: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Brazilian Minister for the Environment & Climate Change Marina Silva (right) flank an indigenous leader at an event in Brasilia in April.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 24 May 2023, 14:54Updated 31 May 2023, 16:14