The new president of Brazil called 'Mr. Trump of Brazil' may destroy the Amazon rainforest

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Mr. Gile Bosonara , a right-handed politician from a soldier who is also said to be "Mr. Trump of Brazil" by repeating extreme remarks on the final ballot of the presidential election in Brazil on October 28, 2018, won the prize . Mr. Bowsonaro is worried about the concern that "It might destroy the Amazon".

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Mr. Bowsonaro attracted his support by policies to resolve public dissatisfaction such as eradication of corruption and restoration of security, but a person who is regarded as discriminatory remarks to homosexuals, women, and blacks. Although it has a prospect of acknowledging the free development of private enterprises and strengthening relations with developed countries, in September 2018 during the campaign campaign, an opposition female stab is stabbed in the abdomen It is also involved.

Mr. Bowsonaro who won popular support against the current circumstances and repeats extreme remarks is also called "Mr. Trump of Brazil", and the policy of "to open a tropical rainforest in Brazil for resource development" I was raising it. Mr. Bowsonaro said that he banned the activities of environmental NGOs such as the World Nature Conservation Fund , and made Brazil's Ministry of Environment as the subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture, and that it will ease the law on Amazon's tropical rainforest protection . He also announced that he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement, which is a multilateral agreement on climate change control, from the early election campaign.

Environmental officials around the world are concerned about the attitude of disregarding Mr. Bowsonara's environment. Emilio Bruna , an environmental scientist at the University of Florida, who conducts research on Amazon, said, "Brazil's political decision governing 70% of the Amazon is a big one." In order to cope with climate change and deterioration of the environment it is essential to protect the Amazon, but while the tropical rainforest reduction rate is on an upward trend since 2012, Mr. Bowsono clearly hostile to environmental protection It is said that the election of elections will continue and accelerate the reduction of tropical rainforests.

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Mr. Bruna said Mr. Bowsonaro's policy of placing the Ministry of the Environment under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture, "The two provinces clearly have different roles, while the Ministry of the Environment is concerned with the law concerning environmental protection, the Ministry of Agriculture I will oversee whether I am engaged in agriculture in the area protected by law or not using illegal farming law The situation that the Ministry of the Environment is under the umbrella of such Ministry of Agriculture is what priority is It expresses clearly. "

Mr. Bowsonaro also shows a strong stance toward indigenous people living in the Amazon. "This is the worst scenario, said Mr. Bowsono apparently is trying to deprive the rights of the land from indigenous peoples," Dimana Tuxso of the Amazon Indigenous People Association (APIB) said that he was discouraged by the election results I showed it.

Mr. Bowsonaro pledges to exploit the land of the Amazon where the indigenous people live for mining and to develop resources. Mr. Bowsono also mentioned the vision of doing nuclear power and hydro power at Amazon, and he said he has great willingness for Amazon development. Tropical rainforests and indigenous peoples of the Amazon are faced with huge development pressures and many stakeholders and researchers are also closely watching Mr. Bowsonara's behavior.

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