O mal de uma má escolha.

MUITOS BRASILEIROS PODEM NÃO SABER, MAS O MUNDO TODO SABE: The New York Times, 29/7/2019. Fizeram uma má escolha, e o mal é que pagam os inocentes, a Natureza, os Pobres, os indefesos.

Under Brazil’s new leader, the Amazon falls

Carl De Souza/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images  ( Essa cicatriz dói-me como se fosse no meu rosto)

Jair Bolsonaro promised during his presidential campaign last year to open up the country’s vast protected lands for commercial purposes and ease environmental protections.

Seven months into his term, the Amazon has lost more than 1,330 square miles of forest cover — a 38 percent increase over the same period last year. At the same time, the government has pulled back enforcement actions against deforestation, alarming researchers, environmentalists and former officials.