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"Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva on Wednesday told a packed crowd at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt that
his administration would crack down on illegal deforestation and thrust Latin
America’s largest and most populous nation to the forefront of climate
leadership.
As da Silva arrived in a pavilion, hundreds of people gathered, with many
cheering and chanting in Portuguese, “Lula,” the name widely used by Brazilians
to refer to him. The appearance of da Silva, who in the last year made an
extraordinary political comeback after being convicted of corruption and jailed
a few years ago, was easily one of the events that brought the most energy at
the conference known as COP27. That’s because da Silva, who as president
between 2003 and 2010 oversaw a large reduction in deforestation of the
Brazilian rainforest, has promised to do so again.
After meeting with several Brazilian governors, including from important
rainforest states like Amazonia and Para, da Silva addressed the crowd in a
short speech.
“You all know that we are going to undertake a big fight against
deforestation,” said da Silva to cheers.
Da Silva said he would recommend that the U.N. put the 2025 climate conference
in the Amazon, adding it was time that “people who defend the Amazon and defend
the climate get to know the region close up.”
During his speech, da Silva took several swipes at President Jair Bolsonaro,
who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how
his administration managed the forests. Da Silva beat Bolsonaro in October’s
elections and will assume power Jan. 1.
“Brazil can’t remain isolated like it was these last four years. (Officials
from Brazil) didn’t travel to any other countries, and no other countries
traveled to Brazil,” said da Silva."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
