Para. 6 Brazil Brazil is home to the world's largest jungle rain forest. the Amazon For decades. the government sought to colonize and develop the Amazon, bringing severe environmental disaster to the area and its people F1) Para. 7 But in 1991, under pressure from environmentalists around the world. Brazil reversed course. It ended tax favors that had encouraged clearing of the Amazon rain forest, and agreed to a plan to finance new forest protection projectsPara. 6 Brazil Brazil is home to the world’s largest jungle rain forest, the Amazon. For decades, the government sought to colonize and develop the Amazon, bringing severe environmental disaster to the area and its people. Para.7 But in 1991, under pressure from environmentalists around the world, Brazil reversed course. It ended tax favors that had encouraged clearing of the Amazon rain forest, and agreed to a plan to finance new forest protection projects