FIRE MASSACRE IN THE AMAZON

   In recent weeks we have seen several news about the catastrophic fire that took place in the Amazon; From a social perspective, it is considered that the president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro incentivized the aggressive expansion of the industry, Which is why the question arises of what is more important to our rulers: Life or profit. On. repeated occasions, the president assured that the companies “are fined excessively for environmental damage.

Several people even famous people posted videos on their social networks that didn’t agree to kill animals to build property and generate more money recently we’ve seen this president start his term, Bolsonaro said he had reduced funds for the agency in charge of monitoring compliance with conservation policies in this region. In addition, he falsely accused environmental organizations of causing fires in the Amazon.

But the environmentalists did not remain silent with this false accusations that President Bolsonaro told him that Those responsible for the overexploitation in the tropical forests know that getting away with it will be easier if the units and organizations are weakened.

some leaders from seven South American countries have gathered in the Amazon city of Leticia in Colombia such as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname to sign an agreement to better protect the tropical forest. What were those agreements? The agreements were to work on reforestation efforts in education and to increase the role of indigenous communities in the protection of the environment. Suspending the purchase of Brazilian leather due to the links between cattle ranching and the fires that devastate parts of the Amazon rainforest.

At the same time, Brazil’s leading meat export group, ABPA, and agricultural companies have joined an environmental campaign calling for an end to deforestation on public lands in the Amazon. Even Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra said, With this commitment we have to add concrete actions because only good will is not enough we require action for the good of the Amazon and the planet". Ivan Duque also wrote on his Twitter "that it is a moral duty of our society to protect our shared home from our tropical mother".