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Brazil: Bolsonaro uses Ukraine war to support extraction on indigenous land
The Brazilian president wants to pave the way for further exploitation of protected lands. He is not known for protecting the environment or indigenous rights.
Bolsonaro has used the war in Ukraine to push for deregulation of indigenous land rights in Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went to Twitter on Wednesday to justify the extraction of resources from indigenous land in the Amazon by pointing to scarcities caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"With the war between Russia and Ukraine, we now run the risk of running out of potassium or of its price increasing," Boslonaro said.
He used this to back a draft law from 2020 that would allow the government to permit the "extraction of minerals, water and organic resources from indigenous land."
Official data shows that deforestation in the Amazon has accelerated during Bolsonaro's term in office, reaching its highest point in 15 years in 2021.
More:
https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-bolsonaro-uses-ukraine-war-to-support-extraction-on-indigenous-land/a-60990812