Bolsonaro Requested Not To Hold Climate Summit In Brazil
Bolsonaro Requested Not To Hold Climate Summit In Brazil
President-elect and future ministers disagree over the importance of following the Paris Agreement
Nov.29.2018 2:15PM
José Marques
Talita Fernandes
SÃO PAULO and BRASÍLIA
Brazil's withdrawal from consideration to host COP-25, the UN summit that will negotiate the implementation of the Paris Agreement, caused disagreements between president-elect Jair Bolsonaro and two future ministers.
It was a given that Brazil would host the summit, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the withdrawal on Tuesday (27th).
On Wednesday (28th) however, future Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said, while standing next to Bolsonaro, that the transition team "had nothing to do with it," only to be interrupted by the president-elect.
"I had a hand in this decision. I said to the future minister [Ernesto Araújo, nominated for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] that we should avoid hosting this event here in Brazil. I need you to help us because the 'Triple-A' is at stake in this agreement," Bolsonaro said.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2018/11/bolsonaro-requested-not-to-hold-climate-summit-in-brazil.shtml
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142213299
