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In Addition To Mining And Removing The Veto Power Of Indigenous Peoples, The Federal Government Also Wants Hydroelectric Plants To Be Built In The Areas Of The Reserves
The President of the Republic Jair Messias Bolsonaro has long aimed to strip Indigenous peoples of their rights regarding environmental reserve areas. With Rodrigo Maia’s departure from the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, it can be said that Bolsonaro managed to “eliminate an enemy,” now having as Chamber President, Artur Lira, a loyal ally. Bolsonaro then launched a project that could bring a constant threat to Indigenous lands and also to the Brazilian population in general, as this project basically aims to link the federal government to the illegal extraction of minerals and precious stones.
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The Federal Government’s PL also authorizes the cultivation of genetically modified plants and the mass construction of hydroelectric plants, nullifying any intervention in livestock activities, oil and gas exploration, and tourism in Indigenous lands. According to criticism from Carta Capital magazine, “Not even the Minister of the Environment Ricardo Salles, who recommended ‘letting the cattle through,’ could do better.”
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Open Doors to Illegal Mining
According to specialist and activist Danicley Aguiar, the Federal Government does not realize that acting this way will only give more power to illegal miners. In addition to this practice, another issue is also involved: the buying and enslaving of Indigenous peoples and people who are experiencing high levels of poverty.
“Mining is a result of the complete absence of public policy and a developmental policy for the Amazon. It has become trapped in a totally provincial and colonial energy and agricultural logic. The activity is predatory and enslaves the people of the Amazon, who do not know what the State is”, says Danicley Aguiar, a Greenpeace activist who has lived in the Amazon region for 45 years.
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