Bolsonaro: “I’m standing out of the way for rural producers”

On World Environment Day, president Bolsonaro chose to attend the inauguration ceremony of a consortium with state governments of Goias and Mato Grosso to fund and implement the revitalization of the Araguaia River Basin, in the central region of the country. In a speech during the ceremony, the president said that the river project was proof that Brazil cares about protecting the environment and that his first mission is “to not stand in the way of those who want to produce”. The Minister of Environment, who also attended the ceremony, used the opportunity to praise the agribusiness sector, saying that they are a global example of how to produce in large scale with quality and respect to nature. He also again accused international organizations and other countries of wanting to “dictate how Brazil should care for the environment”.