Bolsonaro Is A Threat to Life on Earth, Says British Activist
According to the journalist and writer George Monbiot, the world needs a radical change in democracy to face the climate crisis
Nov.5.2021 12:05PM
Cristiane Fontes
Marcelo Leite
OXFORD and SÃO PAULO
George Monbiot, 58, British climate activist and an awarded journalist and writer, is considered one of the most influent voices in social media when it comes to the climate crisis, with 440,000 followers on Twitter. He spares no words against Brazil’s president: "I see Jair Bolsonaro as a menace to human life. He is one of the most threatening forces on Earth".
In this interview with Folha, Monbiot describes Bolsonaro as a global threat because of his failure in protecting not only the Amazon, but also the Brazilian savannah, Cerrado. He regrets that there hasn’t been much more international pressure to deter the right-wing president.
Deeply familiarized with Brazil, the activist indicates the involvement with landless peasants in the State of Maranhão, back in the 1990s, as fundamental for him. "When I turned up in Brazil, I was a journalist, and when I left, I was an activist."
He considers crucial and urgent the use of less natural resources in food production. This means a stop in the consumption of animal products: "They are incredibly land hungry".
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https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2021/11/bolsonaro-is-a-threat-to-life-on-earth-says-british-activist.shtml