Minister of Agriculture Appoints Deputy Valdir Colatto as Head of Forest Department | Politics

However, columnist Matheus Leitão said that Colatto had been "surprised" by the announcement, adding that he "had not closed the file" and that he was badyzing always the problem.

Member of the Parliamentary Agricultural Front of Congress, known as the Ruralist Group, Colatto was not re-elected in October and has already delivered critical speeches on the percentage of land to be preserved by farmers.

Federal Deputy, Valdir Colatto MDB, is announced for the Brazilian Forest System

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Following the announcement of Tereza Cristina, the Colatto office published the following memo:

"Valdir Colatto MP (MDB-SC) announced that it had received an invitation from the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies, Tereza Cristina, to the post of Director General of the Brazilian Forest Service ( 16/1). Colatto fulfills a federal deputy mandate until January 31st. He believes that his work in the creation and approval of the new Brazilian Forest Code (12.651 / 2012), the largest environmental preservation and reforestation program in the world, is the basis of the 39; invitation. "

Established in 2006, the Brazilian Forest Service was linked to the Ministry of the Environment, but since January 1, when President Jair Bolsonaro issued an interim measure (PM) aimed at restructuring the government, the service is related to agriculture

According to the website, it is incumbent upon the SFB to "promote knowledge, sustainable use and the expansion of the forest cover, by making the strategic forestry program for the country's economy. "

On February 7 of last year, Colatto delivered a speech criticizing the percentage of land preservation on farms.

"In Brazil, 20.5% of the area of ​​the property is forest. The farmer pays this bill without any dividends to the city. Who leaves 20%, 35% or 40% of their property, in urban areas, for the preservation of the environment? In 1965, the Brazilian government announced that "66% of Brazil's forests are nothing".

In another speech, on December 11, the new head of the Brazilian Forest Service declared that "66% of Brazil's forests are nothing".

"We must think that 66% of Brazil's forests are nothing compared to those in Europe that do not reach the level of Brazil."

He also said that Brazil must "think" about the conservation rules in force. have half a percent of the forest. And they always want to say what we should do here? Now, if they want us to maintain our forests, they pay us with environmental services, as do the United States and Europe, where those who preserve forests receive them, "he said.