4 Sep 19
Ministry of the Environment facing new budget cuts
The federal government budget for 2020 predicts a 10% cut for the Ministry of the Environment, in comparison to the 2019 approved budget. Even with the crisis related to Amazon deforestation and fires, budget cuts will also impact the sectors that work on prevention and control forest fires; it is estimated that the sector will lose 34% of its resources for next year.
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29 Aug 19
Ibama’s team is shot by gold diggers during operation in Pará State
9 Sep 19
Minister ignores prosecution orders and criticizes environmental agencies