“The greed of some countries towards the Amazon is a well-known fact,” Bolsonaro said. Bolsonaro openly admires Trump and has sought to ally Brazil with the Trump administration, with the two leaders seeking to deepen trade ties. In Tuesday’s heated debate, Biden said Brazil provided an example of how Trump “has no relationship with foreign policy.”“The rainforests of Brazil are being torn down,” Biden said. “I would be gathering up and making sure we had the countries of the world coming up with $20 billion, and say, ‘Here’s $20 billion. Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles reacted on Twitter to Biden’s offer of funding, writing: “Just one question: Biden’s $20 billion in aid, is that yearly?”.

Source: bd News24 September 30, 2020 16:07 UTC