> For us in Brazil, it is hardly a shock coming from this administration. We’re the much larger wildfire issues in previous administrations shocking? > The Mi

> For us in Brazil, it is hardly a shock coming from this administration. We’re the much larger wildfire issues in previous administrations shocking? > The Minister of the Environment was condemned for crimes against the environment in 2017. He was condemned by an administrative misconduct. Classifying this as crimes against the environment is partisanship hyperbole. > Brazil has a Ministry of the Environment. President Bolsonaro unsuccessfully tried to extinguish that ministry once he assumed office. Do you really think the existence of a bureaucratic body is what will make or break environmental protection? We also have a a Ministry of Education... > Ricardo Salles (Minister of the Environment) decided to review _all_ the national reserves in Brazil so they can get resized or extinguished. 12% of Brazil’s area is reserved for indigenous populations of around 500k people. Reviewing this is completely reasonable. > A standard procedure when officers find illegal logging sites is to destroy their logging equipment (chainsaws etc). President Bolsonaro personally asked his minister of the Environment to instruct officers not to do that. ... so they can be reused by these same officers in their inspection tasks. Why burn perfectly reusable equipments. Honestly, you’re speaking half-truths that mischaracterize the actual situation.