Brazil: Jaïr Bolsonaro cuts by a quarter the federal budget devoted to the environment
Brazil, pastures in the State of Para in August 2020: it is among other things for extensive livestock farming that vast forest areas are cleared.
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In the aftermath of an international climate meeting during which he promised to increase spending to fight deforestation, the Brazilian president approved a reduction of nearly a quarter of the budget devoted to the environment.
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This weekend, Jaïr Bolsonaro signed the 2021 federal budget, which provides 2 billion reais (302 million euros) for the Ministry of the Environment and the agencies it oversees, a decrease from 2.6 billion originally approved last year, according to the government gazette.
Jair Bolsonaro thus vetoed a list of environmental budget provisions worth $ 240 million (198 million euros), including spending on environmental law enforcement he had the day before. committed to respect.
And a few hours earlier ...
Because speaking Thursday April 22 at
the climate summit
organized by his American counterpart Joe Biden, Jaïr Bolsonaro had undertaken to stay within the nails of the Paris Agreement, to double the budget devoted to the application of environmental laws and to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
New promises from this inveterate climate skeptic, applauded by the US government but welcomed with caution in Brazil.
Brazilian NGOs have asked Joe Biden not to believe Bolsonaro's promises
in an open letter
.
"
The Bolsonaro government has shown that it is not a government that can be trusted,
" said Marcio Astrini, director of the Climate Observatory.
Pegando carona no discurso mentiroso de Bolsonaro na Cúpula do Clima, o presidente da Câmara @ArthurLira_ prometeu colocar em pauta projetos que poderão fazer estrago na Amazônia: o PL da Grilagem eo PL do Licenciamento.
Pressure adjustment: https://t.co/70UqDCyWUw #FreioNoTrator pic.twitter.com/FDa6YYMGeQ
- Greenpeace Brasil (@GreenpeaceBR) April 24, 2021
Brazil is a party to the Paris Agreements, which the United States has just reinstated, but deforestation continues at a sustained rate and Jair Bolsonaro is asking for the sum of 10 billion dollars to protect the Amazon rainforest,
as compensation for any services rendered to the environment
.
The message of Brazilian NGOs was precisely intended to warn the United States which would be ready to financially support the fight against deforestation.
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To read also:
in Brazil, deforestation in the Amazon reaches its highest level for twelve years
The Amazon rainforest experienced 103,000 fires in 2020 (illustrative image).
© AP - Leo Correa
(with agencies)
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: Bolsonaro as President of Brazil, a difficult year for the environment
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