Today, communities from the Amazon brought their message to the banks of the Guajará Bay in Belém, Brazil.⁠ ⁠ From a boat, riverine, quilombola, and Marajó Island leaders unfurled a banner demanding that COP30 be a milestone for climate justice — not for new oil and gas frontiers in the region.⁠ ⁠ This action set the tone for COP30 by denouncing the Brazilian government's hypocrisy: Brazil wants to be seen as a climate leader, but they just approved an oil exploration license at the mouth of the