- Newly-appointed Environment Minister Carlos Minc proposed increasing the use of the army to protect the Amazon rain forest, national parks, and native lands.
- Justice Minister Tarso Genro criticized foreign countries for exploiting “the Amazon as a global reserve for big multinationals.”
- Planning Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger argued that the government would show that conservation and economic development “could be achieved side-by-side.”
Whether the rhetoric can transform itself into strong actions (such as a recent crackdown on illegal logging) remains to be seen.
Sources- BBC News, Xinhua, The Latin Americanist, Reuters, Associated Press
Image- New York Times (“Brazil sees a need to stem deforestation, as in shutting a clandestine sawmill.”)
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