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a couple on here we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter to 0. in these van. wagenen mandate. the n.t. . and. the one. that just 3 days. in august the world watched in horror as images like this commander brazil a flames destroying vast parts of the amazon the world's largest rain forest. there have been over $80000.00 fires in brazil already this year a nearly 30 percent increase from the same period last year. the fires are part of

a worsening trend in brazil the rise of deforestation and they've come as the country's president to you both so narrow has weakened environmental protections we're driving through a part of the amazon that's designated as national park and just out the window there's a large fire with its white smoke covering the entire area drifting over the highway and so this is just one of the many fires that have been set to illegally clear the rainforest. in brazil is leaving an environmental crisis now in the amazon. but there is have they made as soon that i don't think people realise which is that violence that comes with that these trucks. there is a human rights tragedy behind the environment outside. is that there were 16. it may or may just so but if you think. it's not just trees that are being cut in brazil it's lives of people on the frontline trying to stop the forestation.

and sit among. the salt mines travels to brazil to investigate what's at the heart of the amazon burning. these are images from a day that's become notorious in brazil. august 10th. it's now known as the day of fire. what did this area look like. yes i love that a. cone briefing that. it took place in the state of pa and northern brazil. the signs are still here 2 months later

visible in the burnt to earth. a small farmer here arrived home to see the hills around her farm engulfed in flames. back and forward. for. 31 fires were said just in the former settlement torchy lives that one day. and in the area around here there are over $100.00 fires. a. month that stays and. they. saw. jakob on say had killed mondal. with the day a fire illustrates about what's happening in brazil is that most of these fires are not natural. or manmade deliberately set to clear land for cattle and often

illegal logging. to jess in jerks who moved things like evil so long. why did people want you to spread the word about the dish and those who put it on as a journalist in the town of nova progress of where the fires were centered days before the fire here. an article saying that local ranchers replanning a series of coordinated fires for aug 10th sit bull's camel. xeno vice. like this. he says that the people who set the fires also had another objective. but he knew hillman she. has a. is in position. to seal. the

day of fire took place as the world's eyes turned to brazil and international outrage reached its peak over the fires here. leaders like french president a manual mccrone said president both sinatra needed to do more to protect the amazon considered a bulwark against rising temperatures and climate change. but both are now dismissed european leaders concerns saying they shouldn't interfere and without any evidence blamed foreign n.g.o.s. to see the put this that is the world is for kids 1st to look at a greater so. eventually the government was forced to respond deploying the army across the amazon to combat the fires at the end of august. in nova progresso the presence of federal forces along with an investigation into the day of fire raised tensions also for. us.

is there little plenty. to keep you stuck with us. flyers like this were distributed on social media and around town saying that it does say it was responsible for the attention brought to novel progresso or you're afraid when you saw this. going to me in the christmas song when he was. he was forced to leave town for nearly a month only recently returned when we spoke to him. at this you told us he isn't confident authorities will be able to catch the main people behind that they have fire. in lease so many americans are a little on his own some miles along the way that would lead to anarchy just because quasi going to jail as from it is ourselves. even if officials don't catch

the organizers the message the perpetrators want to send is clear it is a congenital it was a lot of fluff was it a walk was a bucket if possible bombers one of them a former mine's sponsor was an apple was just when you lost it is. deforestation was on the rise even before bolton are came to office. especially in areas like this of cattle ranching. but also illegal logging and mining. but the fires in brazil this year seem to confirm the worst fears of bolton are as critics that the new president would worsen deforestation rather than combat it. also nor was elected on the far right platform of opening up the amazon for development by easing environmental restrictions. will have it either got what it got to be limited set of people to work well we'll be it what

you might well think will build up to what i didn't want to be what we simply do. yes how fast or back up. under both so narrow deforestation is at its highest point in a decade with an area 10 times the size. new york city destroyed through october this year. and in august there was an average of a 1000 fires every day. the message there arrives on the ground is that now everything is possible and now we can't keep all your faith in puppetland to keep it going to far scene because it will be forgiven. criminal networks are at the heart of deforestation in the amazon were valuable trees are cut illegally for temper. later fires are set to clear the land so it can be sold often with fake land titles and used for cattle or soil to key exports as well as mining. even with deforestation rising

also narrow has weakened the main federal environmental agency slashing its budget . and not even a year into his presidency fines for environmental crimes have gone down by nearly 30 percent from last year. we want to understand how bold sonars policies and budget cuts have impacted so we accompanied a team of agents on a field operation in the state of pa and brazil's north. using satellite data they're hoping to confirm locations of illegal logging and try to find out who's behind. the wheel. at one point we came across a house that looked like it was recently occupied or logs were still burning.

well this is like the old as i love this it. was. just a bit further down the road there were more signs loggers had been here. gushed i needed. because of. the about the agent told us that this took place maybe today or yesterday and that this tree customary tree is probably over 70 years old and this is a protected tree that's not supposed to be deforested. as we drove along it felt like we were always one step behind the illegal loggers. coming across one patch after another of scorched land. we couldn't interview any of the agents we accompanied because environmental ministry wouldn't allow them to speak. but we did find one agent who was not a part of this operation who was willing to speak with us about what's happening at obama under bolton are all. about what you can figure out to mars you freeze which

are more mean you were concealing his identity because he's not authorized to speak he told us that operations like the one we went on have become increasingly rare under golson r.-o. or because you report in school i mean. the most of these evils are east where you go. oh so much i mean these sort of guys are. mostly poor woman to me i'm afraid with me and work. goes up slowly but you. know up here he lives garcia. he also told us that their job has become harder due to restrictions on destroying the equipment used by illegal loggers and miners judged me so we could commit business early that story. up here they are that you got it somebody you know. argues brought up in some. people need to do some

go so i've been taking up the law crossing the bridge to sophie's work which a lot of them did and invited me. to show chicago. but you know. rob was in this. one effect of the weakening of brazil's environmental agency has been that communities in the amazon are increasingly on their own to protect their land. for indigenous communities this has been coupled with moves by president bowl tomorrow to try and open up their territories for agriculture on mining. we met 2 leaders from the other indigenous communities to be. there taking us to see where illegal loggers have entered their territory recently . a lot of us are not so new but is it this.

also was semi michael meso my duty this is i could go meso me why so many home on that income i said. in the way diane thought but the. thing molly monday did. and i see a lot of quando in italy. i can't comment so. fulfilled and my daughter born. in montana. the past we walked along in the dense forest was one cut and plowed through by loggers. healed me saying. up this so. you know what us on doesn't. it don't do venus is just that they made the democracy and. that they stay is. via on down the mob always me as. this in my bit of.

and i saw no. police found out how mad he didn't keep my aunt then she chewed off all that into. faisal. and. before both sonar was elected they had set up a village on the border of their territory to try and stop criminals from coming in but in the past year it's become harder and illegal loggers have managed to cut and burn deeper and deeper into their lands encroaching on the community. later another of our leader touchy joined us. in the areas we went to with him not only did we see where the trees had been cut and taken but that loggers were already

taking the trees apart right in the forest. jam went through them while homeless. say. is it. they say they say you must send. officials refer to illegal groups that harvest this tree as a pay mafias. deeper into their territory it's one patch after another of wood cut and torn away by loggers to be sold as part of the timber trade. or for the high level without much data and. with a lack of response from the government they've started confronting the longer to

try and stop them. know. that their hand you know. but confronting illegal loggers comes with risks. a mass energy. man must see his. butt out. that league kids is the man did you cast them and good that they're mad men dissin 95 and 40. foot up there's a. good thing went through. the night so what if even that killed them. not nice. load up there.

but offered this a fancy. we made repeated requests to the ministry of environment for an interview but received no response. the local people. have stepped up their defense of the forest because of the lack of state their walk is extremely valuable especially now as you do asian when you have weakening over a year season they don't have enough people. but that work by local residents in the u.s. peoples on all there are some farmers. at risk i race call threads intimidation violence and even killings by cream you know networks that are intent on destroying the forests for profit. brazil is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a land offender because of the power of criminal networks deforesting the land. 'd

as illegal logging and mining have gotten worse here and that i know so many i'm out of syria has tried to stop it by reporting it to officials but that comes with risks. 3 farmers who tried to report illegal logging here were killed last year. 1. 100 badly you feel cookie i. found they are you physically. in mail don't you know and the only. meal and less and less bad game you need to move. the threats were made particularly clear last year when she tried to report the burning of 2000 of her banana trees to a bamma. in my day and you. keep that only bomb and then this young lady. who should own ground don't get on if

we don't me out extending my shoe. the threats haven't stopped since then. my has. to floyd least. one you need the spammy. gotta. get up and beth and the. media. with the killings last year she knows these aren't idle threats. my.

it's not just maria settlement. in the past decade over 300 people have been killed across the brazilian amazon over land conflicts standing up to powerful interests these are very specific killings instead killing to the personal police standing up and defending the forest back elian sends a message to everybody in the community that they you do anything that's going to happen to you so they impact of the killings is you know enormous. to. this woman knows the costs of trying to fight against the 4 station 2 well her husband a small farmer disappeared last year after he confronted a local rancher who was taking trees from his land. we're concealing her identity at her request because of her fear of being targeted by the people who went after

her husband what happened with your husband how did this all begin or daily saw you . i flew procedure. was your husband intending to report illegal logging to the authorities before he disappeared. look as though he. was. your mother. she told us the no one's been held accountable for her husband's disappearance do you know if your husband is dead or alive. they've been in the. bed. they have been. despite the risks why was it important for your husband to report

what was happening. or can you just give you my going to be. simple to separate hop by that. but if. it was obviously. with no body to bury all she and her family can do is hope and wait for justice but there's a high rate of impunity here and murders are rarely solved and federal prosecutors say part of the problem is the power criminal networks have economically and over local officials and that is cause them was a killing for us best of sal billed as an informal science level i'm a place where one would hope that this was my as an improviser so injuries from issues. yes jealous of each of us. home. but there was a look. almost that they must sell. my street to the poor dear just start to heal

me. the key is the message that school symbolism because that you. look like she was the kid loco it was the day this was the creamy. look bad this last place was that i think that is. what did the land name to your husband point. in saying our demise disappear. the sunni on their frequent cover when you. have you gone back to the land and your husband disappeared no. where you want me to be present. at the situation continues along this path do you think the rate of violence could get worse if it isn't seen as a child process joementum does of illness is to. sampson the self is

only a spokeswoman i'm quoting buddha a prop is the state of the food each one. going to assist. me his. marches one's on houses with us. as the fires continued in brazil also narrow took the stage at the u.n. general assembly in september defending his response to the crisis they are not no with us still there for us throughout the evening course will be the pill for which is major loss i mean it's a major. and took aim at other countries saying the amazon was presumes to use violence to death us philosophers mortal bodies easier judge of the embark corners me just as the media if you both told you former there is just a thought the. goal in your earliest. version not 5

a kill you know that my thought get out our north us a bit and here. the president why have you weakened over certain protection in the amazon we made repeated requests to person in both scenarios office for an interview but were told he was unavailable there is no doubt. that president obama's own belongs to brazil and the brazilian you know i don't think anybody's putting that into question. but at the end of the day then people who are suffering most we did the structure of the amazon are brazilians. and yes sad. small handle. naveed the prop inside. for don't. think.

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