Brazilian Authorities have placed on the territory of the Amazon, three permanent military bases. Hence, there will be coordinated activities to curb environmental crimes and illegal economic activities, said Vice-President Antonio Hamilton of Morau.
Military bases located near the 20 priority districts in the States of rondônia, Mato Grosso and Steam. “We hope that this will significantly reduce the number of deliberate arsons of the forests. It is our commitment not only to the people of Brazil but to the world community”, – quotes TASS of Morau.
Earlier, the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree permitting to draw the military to protect the Equatorial rain forests of the Amazon from illegal logging and arson.
In early may, the Globo newspaper, citing Brazilian Institute for environmental protection reported a record rate of deforestation in the Amazon. If in 2018, “black loggers” and the miners destroyed 8.5 thousand hectares of forest, in 2019 this figure increased to 10.5 thousand hectares.
