sexta-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2021

MACRON AND BRAZILIAN AMAZON RAINFOREST

 

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MACRON AND BRAZILIAN AMAZON RAINFOREST

Macron's onslaught on behalf of the EU against the Amazon rainforest and Brazil's environmental policy, making it believe that the forest is being distressed by agribusiness and cattle ranching in a disrespectful disregard for global environmental laws, translate rhetoric, which is not correct and such argument is clearly untenable.

 

In a perusal and analysis of the PPI (Producers Prices Indices) indices of the main countries of the European Union, we see that European agriculture has relevant aspects in the composition of this index. As it has mountainous regions and faces severe climatic conditions, European farmers receive high and relevant subsidies from the State, in order to maintain vibrant and rural communities.

 

In some cases, these allowances outpace the value of the harvest and its output, which represents a gain for farmers and their families. The subsidies are managed by the PAC (Politica Agricola Commons), created in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome and entered into force in 1962. It is estimated that in 2019 the value given to subsidies to European agriculture exceeds the worth total of 97 billion Euros. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/cap-glance_en

 

It is important to note that European agriculture is rooted in a strong “landlord” system, with great masters and landowners, Dukes, politicians and large multinational companies, who do not give up receiving these subsidies.

 

In short, Macron's narrative rebound and finds echo in France, as it is the country that most subsidizes its agriculture, according to PPI, among its European Union partners. (source: https://data.oecd.org/price/producer-price-indices-ppi.htm) To further complicate matters, the advent of the COVID-19 outbreak, further heightened the need for increased subsidies and social benefits.

 

For all these reasons, this rhetoric does not comply with the reality of the Brazilian Amazon, and does not support itself in comparison with data from the agribusiness industry in Brazil, which is outstanding and most competitive and practices state-of-the-art technology in their food production systems to supply the world.


By Paulo Silvano

paulosilvano.juridico@gmail.com


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