Brazilian protesters rail against Bolsonaro as Amazon fires rage on

[G_j]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/24/brazilian-protesters-bolsonaro-amazon-fires

As fires burned across the Amazon and a worsening international and domestic crisis raged around Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, protesters took to the streets of cities in Brazil and abroad. While the world’s richest countries discuss the crisis at the G7 summit more protests are planned on Sunday.

Brazilians often take part in demonstrations, but rarely over environmental issues. On Friday demonstrators blocked São Paulo’s main Paulista Avenue, calling for the resignation of the environment minister, Ricardo Salles, and railing against Bolsonaro and the powerful agribusiness sector that supports him. One cardboard placard read “boycott Brazilian meat”.

“It is very good that this is happening. We needed something to move people,” said Felipe Campos, who took his seven-year-old godson on the demonstration.

In Rio de Janeiro, a couple of thousand people crowded the steps of the town hall. Many said the fires were a result of Bolsonaro’s plans to develop the Amazon forest and permit mining and commercial agriculture on protected indigenous reserves. The fires happen each dry Amazon winter but soared this year as farmers and loggers, emboldened by Bolsonaro’s anti-environment rhetoric, torched felled trees and cleared land for pasture.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Farmers and loggers set the fires yet he blamed environmentalists

and refused help from other countries. Greedy, sick bastard! Koch's ghost should come back and haunt him like in "A Christmas Carol". Then he could move on and haunt all the other greedy bastards who are killing the planet...that should keep him busy throughout eternity.

[DBoon]

3. I think he blamed environmentalists because he wants an excuse to arrest them

Fires of mysterious origin have been used for this purpose before....

[BigmanPigman]

4. I'm sure that is what he had in mind.

[Iliyah]

2. What is with RWers?

Do they truly hate the earth - nature - people? Yep. They are greedy sobs.

[Beringia]

5. I would guess some of the farmers may be poor, but trying to make a buck