International funds for the Amazon remain stalled after Salles’ exit

Even with the end of the disastrous tenure of Ricardo Salles at the head of the Ministry of Environment, ambassadors from the European Union, Norway, and the United Kingdom remain concerned about the Brazilian environmental policy.

According to Folha de S. Paulo, the representatives “have not yet seen concrete gestures by the Brazilian government to contain deforestation” in the country, which could hit new all time highs in 2021, and also show concern with the agribusinnes agendas circulating in the National Congress, with proposals that menace indigenous lands, like PL 490/2007, and weaken environmental licensing, such as PL 3729/2004.