The PT Foundation magazine recycled a Vargas Era slogan to defend in its controversial oil exploration in the Amazon.
“” Says the cover call of Focus Brazil magazine, from the Perseu Abramo Foundation, with the photo of an exploration platform.
“The equatorial margin emerges as the new border of oil, attracting billions in investments and strengthening the global scenario. With potential to generate jobs and historical revenue, exploration can redefine the Brazilian economy,” says the magazine.
Oil exploration in the Amazon is criticized by environmentalists, who are unable to invest in a polluting matrix at a time when Brazil seeks to meet gas emission reduction goals.
Ibama has been authorizing research on the feasibility of oil extraction in the region. There is in government who evaluates that if this occurs, the permanence of Minister Marina Silva (environment) would be unsustainable.
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