While the country's farmers and cattle ranchers have long used slash-and-burn techniques -- when blazes clear land to ready it for other purposes -- an 80% rise in deforestation since last year signals a disturbing shift in a political ethos. Environmental activists attribute that to one big change: The election of the country's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
Less than a month before he began his post, Salles was convicted of altering environmental maps to benefit mining companies during his post as Sao Paulo's Environmental Secretary in 2016.Salles said at the time that he was planning to appeal the ruling, Reuters reported.
1. 20 million ppl lives in Amazon, all pretty poor and depending on illegal deforestation to live (indigenous ppl also cut trees illegally to survive). Amazon sizes almost half of US territory which struggle to control just the US-MX border. How do you plan to control Amazon...
gatosabado CNN, are you sure?
That's true! But it'is essential management the forest and Bolsonaro tried it like his way. That's the thing: you can't get all you want!
This is a good headline, it both gives what Bolsanaro says and the context behind it. Good work CNN.
Bolsa-Nero would be closer the mark - does he play the fiddle?
He is Brazil's version of Trump. A complete and utter disaster.
Of course, Bolzonaro 'loves' Amazonia... For make business... Hypocrite. Where are the efforts to finish this disaster? Now? All started months ago, not now. It is like a National Museum... When all is lost, Bolzonaro talk, one tear and well all this the time crowd...
The entire Amazon and other fragile eco- sensitive regions should be declared 'Earth's lifeline'. UN should initiate slew of measures and universal binding laws for all countries and actions to be taken for ensuring protection of these regions.
Hey unfortunately you are saying something that is not truth. Please, be careful on publishing this kind of “news”, because it can make the situation even worse. Besides that, suggest what to do to solve the Amazon problem. Help us! I admire you guys.
He loves money more.
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It is the same that His Brother's in arm Trump's policies and every time opens his mouth create divisions, hatred, racial animosity ...
Thank you for what you do working in honesty of conscience to publish real information, your real merits are recognized Always, Everywhere, How, Why we Believe, real greetings for good morning, good work! 3 ... 3
If the Amazon is omitted from the Brazil's three symbols that consist of samba, soccer and Amazon, Brazil will be lame tourism country that lost its one beautiful attractiveness. Amazon is one vertex of the three vertexes that spellbind people and make a feature of Brazil.
...what? that mobster says that he loves the Amazon? Sure: To Death! 😡
he only loves his corrupt family
Brazil's Trump
how did this fire break out ?
Oh, he love$ it allright...
Bolsonaro parleyed his way to Brazil's presidency with a vote-winning barrage of scaremongering and bombast.
Don’t tell me you actually trust a politician😑
Amazon fires are fake news
He also loves money and power... 10 points for which one he loves more.
I think it is inconsistent. It's strange that the environment problems is influenced by politics.
Boycott Brazilian agricultural and beef products. That should get them to sit up and pressure him
Me gusta Bolsonaro. En toda esta historia veo a Evo Morales con su decreto firmado una semana antes de los incendios y a Europa con aires intervencionistas. Rezo por Amazonas. Eso aparte.
Sounds like a wife abuser, who swears he loves her despite the abuse!
We failed as human😢
Yeah that looks like it really REEKS. nelliott93
what about our fires here in Alaska thy are very bad
The man who ruined the world (and many others, including me, but he gets a special place reserved to be known for all future generations).
GretaThunberg to the rescue!!
Bagnaro :v
Welcome to new Brazil
Hongkong people fight against Chinaman's government
He is talking about Jeff Bezos' Amazon.😁
acuso k gorpe
God bless Bolsanaro
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