kEiThZ
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I'm okay with the two authoritarian regimes going at it.
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urbanflight
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Because a lot from the political "opposition' have collaborated with the murderous regime to allow the regime to remain in power, in exchange of money, business contracts, etc. (The majority of political parties in Venezuela are Left-wing parties, even those from the 'opposition', as well as the regime).
The murderous regime also barred one of the only trustworthy and real opposition leaders, Maria Corina Machado, from holding public office, so she couldn't submit her candidacy for reelection as deputy to the National Assembly in 2015. The regime also banned her from travelling outside of the country, so she can't meet with foreign leaders, and they have banned her from appearing in the few remaining television stations in the country.
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Richard White
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Just got this from a friend living in Brazil and working at a resort there. No wonder they have such a large outbreak..
Videodrome
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 a 3rd time
The president of Brazil has once again tested positive for COVID-19.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday told CNN that his latest COVID-19 test came back positive, with this coming roughly two weeks after he announced that he had contracted the coronavirus. This was Bolsonaro's third...
This is too funny.
AlbertC
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Brazil surpasses 100,000 deaths from Covid:
www.ctvnews.ca
www.theguardian.com
'Death became normal': Brazil surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
Brazil surpassed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday night, and five months after the first reported case the country has not shown signs of crushing the disease.
www.ctvnews.ca
'We failed': one scientist's despair as Brazil Covid-19 deaths hit 100,000
Natalia Pasternak has tried ceaselessly through media appearances to counter President Jair Bolsonaro’s chaotic anti-science response to the pandemic
www.theguardian.com
AlbertC
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Brazil experiences worst start to Amazon fire season for 10 years
Aug 13, 2020
The Amazon has seen the worst start to the fire season in a decade, with 10,136 fires spotted in the first 10 days of August, a 17% rise on last year.
Analysis of Brazilian government figures by Greenpeace showed fires increasing by 81% in federal reserves compared with the same period last year. Coming a year after soaring Amazon fires caused an international crisis, the new figures raised fears this year’s fire season could be even worse than last year’s.
“This is the direct result of this government’s lack of an environment policy,” said Romulo Batista, senior forest campaigner for Greenpeace Brasil. “We had more fires than last year.”
The numbers are likely to add to the rising sense of alarm among business leaders and investors over the negative impact caused by the ongoing destruction of Brazil’s Amazon forest.
“It is a very worrying situation. Clearly, the government’s environmental policy on the Amazon issue is not working,” Candido Bacher, the CEO of Brazil’s biggest bank, Itaú Unibanco, said on Wednesday.
www.theguardian.com
Aug 13, 2020
The Amazon has seen the worst start to the fire season in a decade, with 10,136 fires spotted in the first 10 days of August, a 17% rise on last year.
Analysis of Brazilian government figures by Greenpeace showed fires increasing by 81% in federal reserves compared with the same period last year. Coming a year after soaring Amazon fires caused an international crisis, the new figures raised fears this year’s fire season could be even worse than last year’s.
“This is the direct result of this government’s lack of an environment policy,” said Romulo Batista, senior forest campaigner for Greenpeace Brasil. “We had more fires than last year.”
The numbers are likely to add to the rising sense of alarm among business leaders and investors over the negative impact caused by the ongoing destruction of Brazil’s Amazon forest.
“It is a very worrying situation. Clearly, the government’s environmental policy on the Amazon issue is not working,” Candido Bacher, the CEO of Brazil’s biggest bank, Itaú Unibanco, said on Wednesday.
Brazil experiences worst start to Amazon fire season for 10 years
Over 10,000 fires seen so far in August, with response of President Bolsonaro condemned as ineffective
www.theguardian.com
AlbertC
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Bolsonaro 'led Brazilian people into a canyon', says ex-health minister
Aug 15, 2020
Historians will savage Jair Bolsonaro for leading Brazilians into a deadly “canyon” with his shambling, self-interested and anti-scientific response to Covid-19, according to his former health minister.
In an interview with the Guardian, Luiz Henrique Mandetta accused the Brazilian president of playing a “pivotal” role in steering Latin America’s largest economy towards a catastrophe. Bolsonaro played politics with citizens’ lives at a time of global crisis, he said, as Brazil’s death toll rose to more than 105,000. Only the US has suffered more deaths.
Mandetta, who has hinted he will challenge Bolsonaro for the presidency in 2022, became a household name in the early stages of this year’s pandemic. He drew praise from left and right for his accessible, science-based alerts over the threat of coronavirus during daily press conferences.
www.theguardian.com
Aug 15, 2020
Historians will savage Jair Bolsonaro for leading Brazilians into a deadly “canyon” with his shambling, self-interested and anti-scientific response to Covid-19, according to his former health minister.
In an interview with the Guardian, Luiz Henrique Mandetta accused the Brazilian president of playing a “pivotal” role in steering Latin America’s largest economy towards a catastrophe. Bolsonaro played politics with citizens’ lives at a time of global crisis, he said, as Brazil’s death toll rose to more than 105,000. Only the US has suffered more deaths.
Mandetta, who has hinted he will challenge Bolsonaro for the presidency in 2022, became a household name in the early stages of this year’s pandemic. He drew praise from left and right for his accessible, science-based alerts over the threat of coronavirus during daily press conferences.
Bolsonaro 'led Brazilian people into a canyon', says ex-health minister
Luiz Henrique Mandetta accuses president of playing a ‘pivotal’ role in steering economy towards catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
Johnny Au
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Mandetta: If Bolsonaro dies of COVID-19, it would be the most fitting death.
AlbertC
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Brazil's Amazon: Deforestation 'surges to 12-year high'
Nov 30, 2020
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country's space agency (Inpe) reports.
A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. This is a 9.5% increase from the previous year.
www.bbc.com
Nov 30, 2020
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country's space agency (Inpe) reports.
A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. This is a 9.5% increase from the previous year.
Brazil's Amazon: Deforestation 'surges to 12-year high'
Destruction of the rainforest increased by 9.5% compared to the previous 12 months, new data shows.
www.bbc.com
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urbanflight
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Meet the Ranchers Who Claim the Brazilian Amazon is Theirs to Burn | The Dispatch
Who is responsible for the Amazon deforestation fires in Brazil? | DW Analysis
Amazon deforestation soars amid pandemic lockdowns
The destruction of the Amazon, explained
Who is responsible for the Amazon deforestation fires in Brazil? | DW Analysis
Amazon deforestation soars amid pandemic lockdowns
The destruction of the Amazon, explained
Johnny Au
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More Amazon deforestation videos, both from Atlas Pro:
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urbanflight
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Richard White
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I have a friend who is a medical lab technician in Manaus and she sent me a message yesterday about this.
I've never seen her so worried. From the tone of her message she made it sound like she would be dead tomorrow.
Northern Light
Superstar
To follow up on the above:
Brazil's Amazonas State Running Out of Oxygen as Covid 19 Surges
www.aljazeera.com
Report indicates that the Brazillian military is en route w/oxygen and other supplies.
Brazil's Amazonas State Running Out of Oxygen as Covid 19 Surges
Brazil’s Amazonas state running out of oxygen amid COVID surge
Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said the hospital system in the city of Manaus is collapsing.
Report indicates that the Brazillian military is en route w/oxygen and other supplies.
Richard White
Senior Member
To follow up on the above:
Brazil's Amazonas State Running Out of Oxygen as Covid 19 Surges
Brazil’s Amazonas state running out of oxygen amid COVID surge
Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said the hospital system in the city of Manaus is collapsing.
Report indicates that the Brazillian military is en route w/oxygen and other supplies.
Apparently they are cutting bus service to 25%, enacting a curfew and hoping things get better.
The people in Manaus have pretty much given up hope at this point.
From what I can tell in the international news media Bolsonaro is coming to the rescue but locally they want his head on a pike.