Brazil begins first operations to protect Amazon
Christian Fernsby ▼ | January 22, 2023
Brazil this week began the first operations against Amazon deforestation since veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office, the Ibama environmental agency said Friday.Article continues below
On the campaign trail before his October election victory—when he defeated far right climate change skeptic Jair Bolsonaro—Lula promised to end deforestation by 2030.
The Amazon rainforest suffered during Bolsonaro's four-year presidency as the former army captain repeatedly enacted laws favoring agriculture and mining in the forest at the expense of that critically important ecosystem. Reducing deforestation is key to slowing climate change.
"The deployment of teams for the start of inspection operations began on January 16, 2023," Ibama told AFP.
Average Amazon deforestation soared by 75 percent during Bolsonaro's presidency, compared with the previous decade.
"The environmental team put in place by the federal government has, since the beginning of the transition period, been working to build a plan capable of inverting the rate of deforestation seen these last few months," added Ibama.
On Wednesday, Lula told the Globo News television channel that he wanted to create a federal police force to "act in a stronger manner" to protect forests.
He also said he wanted to arrange a meeting with the other South American countries that share the Amazon to discuss a continental preservation policy.
Lula said he would fight deforestation "by any means" and added: "I will need the armed forces, I will need the federal police force."
Since taking office on January 1, Lula has signed a series of decrees pertaining to the protection of the Amazon. ■ What to read next
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