The president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, celebrated Brazil’s return to the international stage and immediately sent money to protect the environment in the country. This Sunday, Berlin said it will make 35m euros available as a symbolic gesture to restore confidence in the country to tackle deforestation.
The fund was created during the initial Lula administration with resources from Norway and Germany. But in 2019, by the decision of Jair Bolsonaro, the mechanism was paralyzed.
Now, during Lula’s inauguration for his third term, the German government has confirmed that it will free up resources again, which Norway has signaled. “It’s important for all of us that we protect the world’s green lungs, the Amazon rainforest,” said Steinmeier, who met with Lula on Saturday. said.
According to UOL, foreign currency will be required for Environment Minister Marina Silva to complete the volume of resources needed to restart construction of government agencies that need to deal with deforestation.
More generally, the German government highlighted the new role Lula wanted to play in the world. “It’s good to know that Brazil is back on the international stage,” said Steinmeier at Brasília. “We need Brazil. We need Brazilian political leadership, which plays a role not only in economic cooperation, but also in maintaining the global climate,” said the German.
“After the meeting, I had the impression that we could be sure of the development of trade relations between South America and Europe,” said Steinmeier.
One of the controversial points must be the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur. Berlin said Lula had signaled that he was interested in the deal. However, these conditions will need to be re-evaluated.
source: Noticias
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