Brazilian government faces charges

La déforestation s'accélère en Amazonie et les autorités brésiliennes sont mises en accusation.

Brazilian government faces criminal charges

The Brazilian government faces criminal charges after a recent study done by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research uncovered that the amazon rain forest is getting deforested at three times the rate of last year. Sources say that the rising price of food only encourages more illegal logging in the region.

According to the Guardian, Brazil's Environment Minister, Carlos Minc , says that the upcoming national elections are partly to blame since mayors in the region are ignoring illegal loggers in hopes of gaining local votes.

The global rise in food prices is also to blame, making soy farmers and cattle ranchers to want to clear more land for crops and grazing.

It's been shown that about 750 square kilometres were chopped down last month, double the rate of July. This figure is a sharp reversal after three years of a decline in the rate of deforestation.

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