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The parliamentarians who are part of the temporary external committee of the Senate created to accompany the actions to combat the fires in the Pantanal carried out this Saturday (19) a visit to Mato Grosso, a state that houses part of the biome. The group left Cuiabá for Poconé, to visit a shelter for animals affected by the fire, on the Transpantaneira Highway. There, they traveled some 40 kilometers (km) of the region affected by the fires. The group met with representatives of farm and inn owners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and scientists.
During the meetings, the senators defended the Pantanal Statute. “It is federal legislation, specific to the Pantanal biome, which can guide state and municipal laws, both in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul so that with this union it can produce something so that the Pantanal has its sustainable development, so that we do not have an imbalance, as is happening today, “said the chairman of the commission, Senator Wellington Fagundes (PL-MT).
Fagundes described the scenario seen by the group as facing the destruction of the fauna and flora of the Pantanal as “devastating and desolate”. “Today the situation in the Pantanal is a state of war. The brigadistas and volunteers are working superhumanly due to a lack of planning. We do not get involved in science and technology for that, ”he added, attributing the fire problem to the lack of planning by the federal government.
In addition to the diligence, another group of senators from the committee held a remote meeting today to discuss the situation. “We have been out of the commotion for a long time. It is not only today that we see the Pantanal devastated. But never something like what we are seeing right now. The environment is crying out for help. We are outraged that we are living in this moment without the necessary support for prevention. It is time to act and the message is that this commission will not end without giving a decisive word, ”said Senator Simone Tebet (MDB-MS).
The commission created this week will send invitations to the ministers Ricardo Salles (Environment), Tereza Cristina (Agriculture) and Rogério Marinho (Regional Development) to participate in a public hearing in the collegiate to discuss the issue.
The idea is that the man from the Pantanal, representative of the indigenous community, environmentalists and representatives of the agribusiness, of the agribusiness, be heard at the same table.
Vice president
Also on Saturday, the Vice President of the Republic, Hamilton Mourão, came out in defense of the government’s actions in the fight against fires in the region. Through a post on Twitter, Mourao assured that the government of President Jair Bolsonaro “does not tolerate illegalities and maintains constant efforts to ensure that environmental criminals are treated in accordance with the law.”
