For Brazil's new government, sustainability is one of the premises of its international relations
16-06-23
President Lula da Silva met this Monday in Brasilia with the head of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, with sustainability among the priority topics of the discussion. "The European Union strongly supports President Lula's environmental and climate agenda," she said before arriving in the capital. "I can only encourage all institutional actors in Brazil to work together to protect the Amazon, as well as the indigenous communities that live there," Von der Leyen said, adding that indigenous peoples "play a central role in the preservation and sustainable use of the forest and in the development of Brazil's potential as a green superpower", as quoted by the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper.
The EU representative's visit came just days after Lula and his environment minister, Marina Silva, announced an inter-ministerial plan to promote sustainable productive activities in the Amazon. The measures include limiting access to half of the illegally deforested area, demarcating three million hectares of conservation areas by 2027 and implementing large infrastructure projects that contribute to the goal of zero deforestation by 2030.