“Brazil will once again become a global reference in sustainability,' the president said.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during an event to announce measures to prevent and control deforestation in the Amazon region on World Environment Day in Brasilia on June 5, 2023. | AP Photo/Gustavo MorenoBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region.
Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, with almost 3% of global emissions, according to Climate Watch, an online platform managed by World Resources Institute. Almost half of Brazil’s carbon emissions come from deforestation. In a speech, Environment Minister Marina Silva said the federal government would create more conservation units, pending further studies and agreements with state governments.
During the event, there was a tribute to British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs specialist Bruno Pereira, who were killed a year ago during a trip in the Amazon. Several people have been arrested. Cows roam an area recently deforested in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre state, Brazil, on Dec. 6, 2022. | AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
“The agribusiness group is a well-organized political group that defends interests in Congress, with many affiliated lawmakers,” Creomar de Souza, political analyst and CEO at Dharma Politics consultancy, told The Associated Press. “And this creates room for what happened last week: the capacity this group has within Congress to shape and impose its agenda.”
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