The Interview - Brazil's Environment Minister - Ricardo Salles

Brazil's Environment Minister - Ricardo Salles

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The number of forest fires burning in the Amazon rainforest may have dropped since the global alarm was raised in August, but Brazil’s Government is still feeling intense political heat. Stephen Sackur interviews Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles, who is in Europe trying to convince sceptics that President Bolsonaro’s government is not prioritising economic exploitation at the expense of environmental protection. How credible are the Brazilian Government’s soothing words?

Image: Ricardo Salles (Credit: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)


Published on Monday, 7th October 2019.

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