Lula participated today in the first public event at COP27, after private meetings this Tuesday (15). The president-elect was warmly received by the public who filled the halls and promeThere is a “very strong fight” against deforestation in the Amazon, which has advanced with great force during Jair Bolsonaro’s four years in office.
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During the event, organized by the governors of the nine Brazilian states in the Amazon basin, Lula stated that with his return to the presidency, starting January 1st, “Brazil is back in the world”, starting with the climate agenda.
“Brazil cannot be isolated as it has been in the last four years, with a government that has made no effort to talk to the world,” he stated.
Lula also announced the creation of a ministry of Original Peoples so that indigenous people “are not treated like bandits”. AND promeyour “talking a lot” with indigenous peoples to coordinate policies in the Amazon.
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During the event, the governor of the state of Pará, Helder Barbalho, read a joint letter from the governors of the Amazon basin in which they asked Lula for “greater speed in the processing of international support”.
The theme of international support is one of the central points of Lula's participation in COP27, after Norway and Germany, the main contributors to the Amazon Fund, announced their intention to unlock the funds frozen since 2019 due to Bolsonaro's policies.
Lula met on Tuesday night with the United States government's climate envoy, John Kerry, who expressed Washington's commitment to preserving the Amazon and announced that he will work in this direction with the next Brazilian government and with Norway and Germany.
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(With AFP)
