Brazil intends to use
"the weapons of diplomacy"
at the COP26, which opens Sunday in Glasgow, to defend its interests in the Amazon and negotiate
"so that the country is compensated"
in its fight against deforestation, declared its vice-president, General Hamilton Mourao.
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“The Amazon represents around 50% of Brazilian territory. If we have to keep 80% of it intact, not only because of our own legislation but also to cooperate with the rest of the world to prevent this drastic climate change ... We are still talking about preserving 10 Germans, ”
said Monday, October 25 Hamilton Mourao to the press.
Brazil
"should be compensated for doing this work on behalf of the rest of humanity, there must be a negotiation (...) dispassionate, respectful and using the weapons of diplomacy"
, he said. .
The Brazilian government estimates at between 30 and 40 billion dollars its contribution since 2006 to the fight against the deforestation of the Amazon, of which 60% are in fact on its territory.