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Civil Police officers take part in an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 06, 2021 AFP/MAURO PIMENTEL
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 25 people dead - some reportedly killed in cold blood. Stop killing us! said hundreds of protesters from the impoverished neighborhood of Jacarezinho, who marched outside police headquarters accusing officers of perpetrating a massacre.
EnvironmentBrazil must cut deforestation 15-20% a year to reach 2030 goal, says vice president
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An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. Picture taken September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Brazil needs to cut illegal deforestation by between 15% and 20% every year to eliminate it by 2030, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday, referring to a goal set by President Jair Bolsonaro in a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden this week.
Bolsonaro is set to attend a U.S. climate summit hosted by Biden next week amid international pressure to slash deforestation in Brazil s Amazon rainforest, which surged to a 12-year high in 2020 as an area 14 times the size of New York City was destroyed, government data show.
Brazil must cut deforestation 15-20% a year to eliminate it by 2030, says vice-president
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. Picture taken September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly reuters tickers
This content was published on April 16, 2021 - 13:58
April 16, 2021 - 13:58
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil Vice-President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that the country needs to cut deforestation by 15% to 20% every year in order to eliminate it by 2030, a new goal the far-right administration has unveiled.
Deforestation has surged under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is set to participate in a climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden next week amid pressure to commit to more ambitious deforestation targets.
Brazil VP Suggests 20% Cut Of Deforestation For Goal
Remarks come after police chief who denounced minister was fired; Bolsonaro will join Biden’s climate summit next week. Brazil needs to cut between 15% and 20% of illegal deforestation annually in order to be able to achieve a 2030 goal for total elimination of illegal destruction of the Amazon rainforest, said Vice President Hamilton Mourao Friday. Today we have a range of 10,000 km² to 11,000 km² of deforestation each year, Mourao, who chairs the Amazon Council, said in a radio interview.
According to him, only 10% of it is made within the law. The rest is illegal, he stated. Our vision is that we have, from now until the end of the decade, to reduce from 15% to 20% every year in relation to deforestation records between 2019 and 2020 .