Reuters published a detailed report on why Brazil’s military failed spectacularly in its attempt to reduce deforestation in the Amazon reuters.com/investigates/s…
As I wrote last year, this is exactly what Bolsonaro wanted - and he made sure that the military would never succeed.
As I wrote last year, this is exactly what Bolsonaro wanted - and he made sure that the military would never succeed.
https://twitter.com/OliverStuenkel/status/1285181019751092229
The impact on the international reputation of Brazil's VP Mourão &the military is devastating: they agreed to participate in elaborate window-dressing that cost hundreds of millions & failed to convince a single observer that Brazil's gov was serious about combating deforestation
When Bolsonaro told foreign governments that he'd send the armed forces to preserve the Amazon, I remember speaking to a European diplomat who told me he was taken aback: "He thinks we're total idiots". Literally everyone knew the whole operation was just for show.
After all, previous Brazilian governments have strengthened a highly effective environmental watchdog - Ibama - made up of people who know how to combat deforestation. Rather than sending troops, Bolsonaro could have increased Ibama's size. But he chose to sideline them.
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