Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache. NYT | Top Stories By: Somini Sengupta and Max Bearak 11 September 2025 at 00:51 This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire process of global diplomacy on climate change. © Anderson Coelho/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA hotel in Belém, Brazil, that was renamed for the COP30 global climate conference.