Deforestation falls in the Amazon, ‘victory for Lula’ on the eve of the G7 – 05/13/2023 – Nelson de Sá

In Reuters, “Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon drops 68% in April, the first major drop in the Lula government” (reproduction below). The data precedes the president’s meeting with colleagues who most press against the overthrow, like Joe Biden, in less than a week, at the G7.

The agency warns, in the dispatch, that “Lula has been facing continuous challenges, such as the lack of personnel” at Ibama, and that there is no guarantee that the reduction will be maintained.

For publications such as Yale Environment 360, linked to the School of the Environment at the American university, “the fall appears as a victory for Lula”. But in the Cerrado, for example, “deforestation is on the rise.”

CHINA EXCHANGE US FOR BRAZIL

From websites in the American Midwest to Chinese publications, it echoes the cancellation of US corn purchases by China, “in shift to cheaper shipments from Brazil”. In Bloomberg’s statement, “Brazil is about to overtake the US as the world’s largest exporter”.

In the South China Morning Post, “China receives first corn shipment from South Africa, reinforcing pressure to diversify away from US”, not just Brazil. Beijing “is increasingly looking to friendly nations to reduce its dependence on grain from the US and war-torn Ukraine.”

Analysis reproduced on the Baijiahao portal stresses that, in addition to seeking greater domestic production, China “implemented a strategy of import diversification” that balanced the numbers of the USA, Ukraine and Brazil in the first quarter.

“It contributes to food security and can reduce costs”, he assesses. “Compared to the relationship with the US, the relationship with Brazil is naturally more stable. After Lula’s visit, the trade channels became smoother. Now the South African channel has been opened, also more stable.”

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