The crisis in Brazil is not caused by climate change, and Europe has a big role to play, says Brazilian NGOs @obsclima & @ApibOficial #SOSAmazonia #stopEUMercosur #FridaysForFuture http://www.observatoriodoclima.eco.br/en/political-crisis-brazil-amazon/">https://www.observatoriodoclima.eco.br/en/politi...
- Any trade deal with Brazil must be conditional on at least 5 emergency measures to stop rainforest destruction and the killing of its peoples", write @MarcioAstrini and @GuajajaraSonia in their message to European leaders #Amazon, #EUMercosur & #OECD https://www.regnskog.no/en/news/the-world-has-two-things-bolsonaro-wants-eu-mercosur-trade-agreement-and-oecd-membership">https://www.regnskog.no/en/news/t...
"The world has two things Bolsonaro wants: EU-Mercosur trade agreement and OECD membership"

Any trade deal with the Bolsonaro regime has to be conditional on at least five emergency measures to stop rainforest destruction and the killing of its peoples, write Marco Astrini and Sonia...

https://www.regnskog.no/en/news/the-world-has-two-things-bolsonaro-wants-eu-mercosur-trade-agreement-and-oecd-membership
In May, facing urgent international demand to protect the Amazon, Brazilian President #Bolsonaro put the army in charge of protecting the rainforest. But evidence shows the operation “Green Brazil 2” has the opposite effect  #SOSAmazonia https://apnews.com/0ed3562a94f5b20b561adbbd11b20731">https://apnews.com/0ed3562a9...
AP finds Brazil's plan to protect Amazon has opposite effect

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AP) — In May, facing urgent international demands for action after a string of massive wildfires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro put the army in charge of...

https://apnews.com/0ed3562a94f5b20b561adbbd11b20731
The failing military operation in Amazon is confirms the views of Brazilian civil society, well described and analyzed in this @reporterbrasil story. Real solutions require political will, and Brazil has managed to curb deforestation before through IBAMA https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2020/08/concentration-of-power-on-the-military-undermines-policies-for-the-amazon-opens-way-for-more-deforestation-and-fires/">https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2020/08/c...
Concentration of power on the military undermines policies for the Amazon, opens way for more...

Gradual dismantling of state policies, with dismissal of experienced technicians and lower transparency, encourages actions by sectors that keep devastating the forest illegally and expect pardon and...

https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2020/08/concentration-of-power-on-the-military-undermines-policies-for-the-amazon-opens-way-for-more-deforestation-and-fires/
Believe it or not, but Brazil’s Environment Minister @rsallesmma has just decided to suspend all programs to control fires and deforestation in the Amazon.

Not because they are out of money, but because he doesn& #39;t want to save forest. #SOSAmazonia https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ambiente/2020/08/ministerio-do-meio-ambiente-interrompe-combate-a-queimadas-e-desmatamento-na-amazonia.shtml">https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ambiente/...
Ministério do Meio Ambiente interrompe combate a queimadas e desmatamento na Amazônia - 28/08/2020...

Pasta anuncia bloqueio de cerca de R$ 60 milhões em verbas; interrupção valerá a partir de segunda (31)

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ambiente/2020/08/ministerio-do-meio-ambiente-interrompe-combate-a-queimadas-e-desmatamento-na-amazonia.shtml
“The back-and-forth put on display the erratic environmental policies of the #Bolsonaro administration as pressure ratchets up to protect the Amazon” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-29/brazil-backtracks-after-announcing-a-halt-on-deforestation-fight">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
Brazil Backtracks After Announcing a Halt on Deforestation Fight

Brazil’s vice president denied the government is halting funds to combat deforestation, as announced earlier on Friday by the Environmental Ministry, in another sign of the country’s confusing...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-29/brazil-backtracks-after-announcing-a-halt-on-deforestation-fight
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