ksuadminApril 15, 2021
Government Jair Bolsonaro is evaluating the announcement of the increase in the amount allocated to the Department of the Environment at the Climate Leaders’ Summit, hosted by United States President Joe Biden, from April 22 to 23.
In a letter sent to Biden on Wednesday (14), Bolsonaro pledged to end illegal deforestation in Brazil by 2030, but the US government is pushing for concrete measures to show the way to achieve that goal and is calling to partial results later this year.
According to those involved in the negotiations, the new allocation of resources would be made available to inspection bodies, such as Ibama and ICMBio (Instituto Chico Mendes), which were dumped under the Bolsonaro administration and reported a lack of money, including paying basic bills, such as travel for inspectors to work in the field.