"We need the support of all to save the Amazon, the financial aid must be constant, there is no escape possible for humanity," said the indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, interviewed by France 24, Friday 30 August. And to continue: "The Amazon is the only solution to guarantee the quality of the air we breathe".
The iconic indigenous leader, who has been fighting for decades to preserve the Amazon rainforest, regretted that "President Jair Bolsonaro does not recognize [his] legitimacy"
"By listening to Bolsonaro, people think they can do what they want and with impunity, with the Indians," denounces the one who fights to save the way of life of the indigenous tribes in Brazil.
What is up?
At 89, the native chief is struggling to find a successor to his ecological struggle. "I would like young people to take an interest in me and to give them all my knowledge to save our land, but many of them do not have this concern, I do not yet know who will take over", he lamented.
Since the beginning of the year, 44,000 fires have been recorded in the Amazon rainforest. And while Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplays the gravity of the situation, Raoni Metuktire calls for help to save what can still be.