The far right colonial landowners of Brazil retain immense power and force the State to approve Ecocide for Private Profit by all means necessary.
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The pact reached in 2006 prohibits companies that sell soybeans from buying grains from deforested areas, which has helped slow agricultural expansion on forest lands.
Pressure on Amazon soy moratorium threatens progress against deforestation
Fires in the National Forest of Brasilia, Brazil. September 3, 2024.Eraldo Peres / AP
The historic soy moratorium, a voluntary agreement that since 2006 has been essential in Brazil to reduce deforestation in the Amazon, faces serious threats, as parliamentarians and agricultural producers seek to weaken or eliminate the restrictions imposed by the pact.
More than 60 organizations have published a manifiesto in defense of this moratorium, considered an example of how large-scale agricultural production can be combined with environmental responsibility.
Forest fires near Porto Velho, Brazil. August 23, 2019.Victor R. Caivano / AP
This pact prohibits soybean trading companies from purchasing grains that come from deforested areas, which has contributed to slowing agricultural expansion on forest lands.
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However, organizations such as Greenpeace Brazil, WWF-Brazil and the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) warn that the elimination of this agreement could trigger a significant increase in forest clearing.
Significant setbacks
According to the manifesto, if the pact is eliminated, this could bring with it significant setbacks in environmental protection policies, affecting both the Amazon and preservation initiatives throughout the country.
Among the risks mentioned, those associated with bills under discussion in the National Congress that seek to eliminate tax incentives for companies that implement environmental criteria, indirectly promoting deforestation, stand out.
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The document also describes attempts to end the moratorium as “irresponsible and ignorant”, especially in the context of the climate and biodiversity crises.
“There is strong pressure from the most conservative sectors of agribusiness to eliminate each and every restriction on predatory agriculture. The soy moratorium is the hot topic and the attack will not stop,” said Cristiane Mazzetti, coordinator of the Greenpeace Brazil Forests campaign.
Mazzetti urged participating companies not to give in to these pressures and not to spoil “the results of 18 years of the moratorium” that they helped to build.
“Zero deforestation is a growing market demand and the moratorium is a fundamental measure in this regard, which adds to the global effort to keep global warming at 1.5 ºC,” she added.
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