The people and lands of Brazil are facing a legacy of destruction and human rights abuses. Four years of Bolsonaro’s aggressive anti-environmental presidential agenda sparked skyrocketing levels of deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, rural conflicts and contemporary slave labour.
Despite this, the European Union continues to push for a free trade agreement with Mercosur which would increase the pressure on the region.
In this series of short videos, produced by Friends of the Earth Europe in collaboration with Amigos da Terra Brasil, frontline activists and communities affected by this corporate devastation of the region share their insights into the situation on the ground today.
