urutzizu
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« on: August 24, 2019, 02:25:01 AM » |
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« edited: August 24, 2019, 02:33:29 AM by urutzizu »
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The impact here in Europe of the news about the Rainforest is huge. France and Ireland have announced that they will try to block the Mercosur-EU Free Trade Agreement. More countries will likely follow. Finland is even proposing a Embargo on Brazilian Meat.
Blocking the FTA and the Embargo are the right step. It is unfortunate that the smaller economies Argentina and the others will have to suffer from the decision too, but it is necessary to do whatever we can to put pressure on Bolsonaro.
Blocking Brazilian Agribusiness from Access to their vital export markets will hopefully make them use their huge lobby in the Brazilian Congress to pressure Bolsonaro.
I have to disagree on the sovereignty issue. These Rainforests, just like the seas, are property of the earth, and they are necessary for its survival. We cannot allow anyone to destroy our common planet and existance in the name of the holy grail of "national sovereignty". However there is of course Hypocrisy among Europeans/Americans, when we rightly want to stop Bolsonaro from destroying, but are ourselves Bigger polluters than Brazil.
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