By Marta Nogueira

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A majority of Brazilians believe President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should ban oil exploration off the coast of the Amazon rainforest, a sensitive ecosystem that is also Brazil’s most promising oil frontier, according to a Datafolha survey commissioned by Eko, a corporate accountability group.

The survey, conducted in early September, comes as Brazil prepares to welcome world leaders in the Amazonian city of Belem for this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP30. As host, Brazil is positioned to urge the international community to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.

The survey found that 61% of respondents oppose oil extraction in the Foz do Amazonas basin, an area near the mouth of the Amazon River, where state-controlled Petrob

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