Bolsonaro is using pandemic chaos as cover to strike a death blow to the
Amazon, turning protected Indigenous land over to mining companies.

We have only a few weeks before his devious plan comes to a vote — can you
chip in to cover polling, actions, and other urgent work needed to protect
the Amazon?

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John,

Bolsonaro is about to strike a death blow to the Amazon.

Brazil’s President has always wanted to open the forest for mining — and
now he’s using pandemic chaos as cover to finally turn over thousands of
acres of sacred Indigenous land and protected rainforest to predatory
mining companies.

A vote is weeks away.

Fortunately Bolsonaro’s plan is deeply unpopular with Brazilians. If we
can use smart tactics like polling and actions to quickly ramp up pressure
on Congress, we can stop them from going along with it — but we need to
act fast. Can you chip in urgently to protect the Amazon?



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to stop Bolsonaro’s death blow to the Amazon.

Bolsonaro says it’s his “dream” to do this, and ever since he came into
power everyone from mining giants to small-time prospectors has been
waiting and agitating for the chance to plunder the treasures of the
Amazon.

Now Bolsonaro’s own incompetent policies on Covid have led to the largest
health system collapse in the country’s history — and he’s using it as a
distraction to finally follow through on his pillaging promise.

If this goes ahead, Indigenous lands and fragile rainforest that have been
constitutionally protected for decades will be opened up to the highest
bidder. It would be a death blow for the Amazon’s people and ecosystem.

But not if we stop him. And that means showing Congress that Brazilians
still care about the Amazon, even in Covid chaos, by getting the issue
back in the news with elections fast approaching. Can you chip in to help
do everything we can to save the Amazon from Bolonsaro’s sneak attack?



Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.

[ [link removed] ]Yes -- I’ll donate
$1
to stop Bolsonaro’s death blow to the Amazon.

Our community has stood with the Amazon’s Indigenous populations over and
over again, most recently helping the Tupinamba peoples demarcate their
land to ensure it could be legally protected. But Bolsonaro wants to undo
all that work by throwing open the gates to the forest — let’s make sure
his efforts are in vain.

   

Thanks for all that you do,
Danny and the SumOfUs team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Brazil sees record number of bids to mine illegally on Indigenous
lands, Mongabay. 13 November 2020

[ [link removed] ]The Companies and Individuals Attempting to Mine on Indigenous Lands in
Brazil, Apublica. 20 February 2020.

 

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