The president of BNDES says that protecting the Amazon is a priority for attracting international investment.

247 - The president of BNDES, Aloizio Mercadante (PT), in an interview with GloboNews this Thursday, the 12th, spoke about the future of the state-owned bank and stated that protecting the Amazon is at the top of the government's concerns to attract more international investments. He also highlighted Brazil's leadership on the issue of biodiversity.

According to him, given President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (PT) relationship with the main European governments, Brazil has a "great chance" of attracting a large portion of European resources "to, for example, finance a sustainable development project for the Amazon." "We have great potential for international partnerships for Brazil to lead this package of green investments and place the Amazon at the top of our priorities," he stated.

“Either Brazil confronts this, or we will be out of the international scene. What lights up the spotlight abroad, or extinguishes it, is the Amazon. By prioritizing the protection of our biomes, especially the Amazon, we will have the benefit of attracting resources and developing other sectors of clean energy, a clean economy, generating added value, research, employment and income, in a sustainable way,” he stated.

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