The European Union approves the use of sanctions against Brazil due to the environmental devastation caused by the Bolsonaro government.
Legislation that provides for the use of sanctions against Brazil due to deforestation was approved with 453 votes in support, 57 against, and 123 abstentions.
247 - The European Parliament dealt a severe diplomatic defeat to the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) administration by approving, for the first time, a resolution establishing a series of sanctions against Brazil due to the country's increasing deforestation. "The proposal requires European companies to ensure that the supply of meat, soy, cocoa, and other products does not occur in a way that deforests forests," highlights the column. Jamil Chad, on UOL. The new law was approved with 453 votes in support, 57 against, and 123 abstentions.
Although the project needs to be approved by each of the 27 member countries of the European Union, the "step in Parliament was considered historic." "The law in Europe is to prevent what they call 'importing deforestation.' In practice, what they want is to raise barriers to agricultural products that have been grown in recently deforested areas. In other words: if it is proven that the soy exported by Brazil was responsible for deforestation, the EU could increase the tariffs charged against national products," Chade notes in the text.
According to him, "approval in Parliament is also considered a confirmation of the failure of Bolsonaro's diplomacy, both in terms of environmental issues and in terms of the government's ability to negotiate Brazilian commercial interests abroad."
The Bolsonaro administration has led a group of emerging countries to try to prevent Europe from implementing protectionist measures, claiming that "such barriers could violate international treaties" and "deepen poverty without impacting forest conservation. The group also warns that the proposal could violate WTO [World Trade Organization] trade agreements."
The document was signed by the ambassadors of Argentina, Colombia, Ghana, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras, Bolivia, Ecuador and Malaysia, as well as Brazil and Indonesia.
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