Jair Bolsonaro's and Brazil's far-right government are pushing the Amazon rain forest to a point of no return. State legislatures are slashing preservation areas, creating more licenses for unconscious exploitation. The agribusiness in Brazil has monopolized the control over the rain forest, and the kettle is taking up the space that once belonged to trees.

“'The value of the standing forest' must be acknowledged Bolsonaro said. “There must be fair payment for environmental services provided by our biomes to the planet at large.” The message to the world was clear: Pay us to leave the Amazon alone, or Brazil will find its own way to extract that value." - Bloomberg Business

Bolsonaro and his supporters are not afraid to commercialize the Amazon Rain Forest. This petition targets the Brazilian Congress - it's time to pass Federal laws in Brazil to prohibit further exploitation, double down on surveillance, and open the space for NGOs to start reforestation efforts without receiving death threats. 

Bloomberg continues - "There’s ample evidence that the government is already doing that. A review of thousands of public documents and dozens of interviews with prosecutors, forest rangers, and members of Bolsonaro’s inner circle show that Brazil’s government is engaged in an active campaign to open up the Amazon to privatization and development—first by turning a blind eye as public and protected lands are raided and cleared, and then by systematically pardoning the people responsible and granting them legal title to the stolen lands."

The BBC also mentions that "deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country's space agency (Inpe) reports. A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020."

Let's demand action from the Brazilian legislature to protect the Rain Forest, and turn the world's attention to one of the biggest climate threats that ever existed: unchecked capitalism.