The ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvafavorite according to the polls for the next elections in Brazil, criticized this Saturday the environmental policy of the government of Jair Bolsonaro and said that in an eventual government of his he will prohibit mining on indigenous lands.
“There is no middle ground in this business. We have to have the courage to say: there will be no mining on the indigenous lands of this country. If the miner says ‘then I won’t vote for you’, no problem. It will be necessary to respect the lands delimited as environmental protection zones. There will be no concessions », said Lula, speaking at a meeting organized by her pre-campaign team to discuss environmental issues of her government program.
The leftist leader said that the state needs to take back responsibility in the environmental area and that it will “undo” the environmental policies of the current governmenteither. “First we have to get back to the level we had before. We will have to revoke decrees, undo everything they did and serve the indigenous nations scattered throughout the country in an effective and respectful manner. It is we who owe them, not them who owe us », he stated.
Lula also quoted Bolsonaro, when this Friday he spoke of “going to war” against internal enemies. “We are fighting against a part of society organized in a militia way. Just yesterday, at an act in Paraná, Bolsonaro said: ‘We are going to have to go to war.’ They don’t want to lose. Confronting the miners is complicated, because the gold rush is something that makes citizens do anything»Lula said.
Finally, he took the opportunity to praise the former senator and former Minister of the Environment of his government Marina Silva, leader of the Brazilian Socialist Party and the Sustainability Network, at a time when he is seeking her support. “I think we got the ministers right. Marine [Silva] she was an extraordinary ministera. [Carlos] Minc is a very nice guy. And then Elizabeth [Teixeira]who gained a lot of responsibility for the effectiveness of his work.
Four months before the presidential elections, Lula maintains a clear advantage in the intention to vote regarding Bolsonaro, according to the latest published polls.
Source: Regional News Agency
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