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Bolsonaro creates a “crisis cabinet” to address the Amazon forests fires and criticisms

Friday, August 23rd 2019 - 09:56 UTC
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Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro following a Thursday meeting with his ministers at the Planalto Palace announced the creation of a crisis cabinet to address the Amazon rainforest situation. Read full article

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  • Terence Hill

    “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produces 20% of our planet's oxygen – is on fire,” Macron wrote in a tweet Thursday. “It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let's discuss this emergency first order in two days!”
    The world has the power to make Brazil’s Bolsonaro pay for his destruction of the Amazon
    The best weapon against the far-right president is to hurt the Brazilian economy.
    https://www. newstatesman.com/world/south-america/2019/08/world-has-power-make-brazil-s-bolsonaro-pay-his-destruction-amazon
    Macron Urges G7 Members To Put Amazon Fires At Top Of Agenda
    “Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produces 20% of our planet's oxygen – is on fire,” Macron wrote in a tweet Thursday. “It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let's discuss this emergency first order in two days!”
    https://www. npr.org/2019/08/23/753639869/macron-urges-g7-members-to-put-amazon-fires-at-top-of-agenda

    Aug 23rd, 2019 - 05:10 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
  • Think

    TWIMC...

    This oxygen-thief madness could easily be stopped tomorrow..., just by a concerted international agreement of NOT buying any Brasilian meat...

    Simples...

    Aug 23rd, 2019 - 06:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • :o))

    Roger Stone's Rules CLEARLY explain the political happenings:

    https://www.brianharrington.org/blog//roger-stones-rules

    Aug 24th, 2019 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse +1

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