Scientists warn new Brazil president may smother rainforest

SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point, with severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. 
Jair Bolsonaro promised to loosen protections for areas of the Brazilian Amazon designated as indigenous lands and nature reserves, calling them impediments to economic growth. He wants to gut the enforcement power of the environmental ministry and has talked about withdrawing from the Paris Climate Acc