. Supporters cite Bolsonaro’s actions in the Amazon as a prime example of ecocide happening in real time.
But there are also signs that give the activists hope. Some legal analysts think Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, who took over as the court’s new prosecutor on June 16, may consider authorizing the court’s first investigation related to environmental destruction. That’s because Bolsonaro’s alleged crimes are so closely related to the Amazon’s deforestation.
Indigenous Brazilians protest land demarcation and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the Planalto Palace in Brazil on June 17, 2021.Almir Narayamoga Suruí and Raoni Metuktire, the two Brazilian Indigenous chiefs who requested the international investigation, were not available for interviews, but they said in their request that the stakes for the Amazon are high. The rainforest captures carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, making it a core part of humanity’s fight against climate change.
“The Amazon rainforest plays an essential role in global climate regulation,” Suruí and Metuktire said in their request. “A point of no return must be avoided at all costs.”Suruí and Metuktire filed their request, known as an Article 15 Communication, with the International Criminal Court in January.
insideclimate The greed of money is what has been destroying our planet for centuries!!🤨🤔😠
insideclimate Yes! Bolsonaro is a criminal! He and his gangsters are destroying the Amazon and Indians rights! Besides he is responsible for the COVID-19 tragedy that’s going through Brazil!
insideclimate Vcs não sabem nada do Brasil!!! Só falam merda