Amazon Watch / CIEL Conference Room
1350 Connecticut Ave. NW #1100 Washington, D.C., 20036
Jun 20, 2016
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM (GMT-5)
Host:
Amazon Watch and the Center for Economic and Policy Research
President Dilma Rousseff has been temporarily suspended from office and is facing a political trial in Brazil's senate promoted primarily by politicians implicated in corruption scandals. A permanent replacement of Brazilian President Rouseff by the reactionary, evangelical, rightwing government of Michel Temer would imply serious social and environmental consequences for the country and the whole region.
Members of Temer's interim government have backed complete deregulation of environmental impact studies for any infrastructure project, while a recent nominee of a military General to head Brazil's indigenous agency (FUNAI) has spurred national protest. Temer also approved new legislation to allow fumigation of pesticides without regulation, even in urban areas, among other measures to cut social investments in education, healthcare and housing.
About the Presenter:
Maria Luisa Mendonca is director of Brazil's Network for Social Justice and Human Rights. She is also a professor in the international relations department at the University of Rio de Janeiro. She was recently published in The Progressive and interviewed on Democracy Now!
