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Greenpeace, with Bolsonaro + 75% deforestation in the Amazon

2022-01-24T11:56:57.216Z


(HANDLE) (ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 24 - Since Jair Bolsonaro became president of Brazil in 2019, "Amazon deforestation has increased by 75.6%, alarms for forest fires have grown by 24% and greenhouse gas emissions in the South American country increased by 9.5% ". This was revealed in the report "Dangerous man, dangerous deals" published today by Greenpeace, "in which - explains the NGO in a note - the growin


(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 24 - Since Jair Bolsonaro became president of Brazil in 2019, "Amazon deforestation has increased by 75.6%, alarms for forest fires have grown by 24% and greenhouse gas emissions in the South American country increased by 9.5% ".

This was revealed in the report "Dangerous man, dangerous deals" published today by Greenpeace, "in which - explains the NGO in a note - the growing negative impacts caused by the systematic dismantling of environmental protection and human rights by part of the Bolsonar government for the past three years. "



In particular, adds Greenpeace, in 2020 Brazil emitted 2.16 billion tons of carbon dioxide, the highest amount since 2006, according to "data collected by the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals Estimating System, a project developed by the Brazilian Climate Observatory, from a network of over 50 non-governmental organizations ".



Martina Borghi, who is in charge of Greenpeace Italy's Forest Campaign, explains that "the political agenda of the Brazilian president has worsened the conditions of ecosystems that are precious for the health of the planet and of numerous Indigenous Peoples who fight to protect them. Despite this, the European Union has continued to doing business with Brazil and dusting off the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which risks flooding the European market with products linked to deforestation and human rights violations, such as meat, favoring sectors that worsened the climate crisis ".



In urging the EU to "stop the EU-Mercosur agreement once and for all", Borghi observes that "the next presidential elections in Brazil will be held in October 2022.



Over the past two years, Bolsonaro's approval rating has been dragged down by a series of scandals and corruption allegations involving him and his political entourage.

Just think of the resignation of former Environment Minister Ricardo Salles, under investigation by the Supreme Court for interfering in investigations into illegal exports of woodworkers ". (ANSA).



Source: ansa

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