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According to the note, the suspension is motivated by a financial blockade determined by the Federal Budget Secretariat in funds from the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and the Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBio).
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According to the note, R $ 20.9 million from Ibama and R $ 39.7 million from ICMBio were blocked. The ministry affirms that these R $ 60.6 million “come in addition to the reduction of another R $ 120 million already foreseen as a budget cut in the area of the environment for the year 2021”.
The ministry reported that in relation to the combat illegal deforestation, the activities of
- 77 inspectors, 48 vehicles and two Ibama helicopters;
- 324 ICMBio inspectors.
Regarding Burned, will be demobilized
- 1,346 firefighters, 86 trucks, ten trucks and four Ibama helicopters.
- 459 brigadiers and 10 ICMBio Air Tractor aircraft
According to the ministry note, the information on the blocking of funds was transmitted by Esteves Colnago, head of the special advisory board of the Ministry of Economy. The determination of the blockade would have been given by the Government Secretariat and the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic. HE G1 tried to contact these bodies until the last update of this report.
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Read the full note published by the Ministry of the Environment below.
The Ministry of the Environment informs that due to the financial blockade carried out today by the SOF – Federal Budget Secretariat, of R $ 20,972,195.00 in IBAMA funds and R $ 39,787,964.00 in ICMBio funds, all operations for combat illegal deforestation in the Legal Amazon, as well as all operations to fight fires in the Pantanal and other regions of the country, will be interrupted from Monday time (August 31).
As reported to the MMA by Secretary Esteves Colnago of the Ministry of Economy, the current blockade of approximately R $ 60 million reais for IBAMA and ICMBIO was decided by the Government Secretariat / SEGOV and by the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic and adds the reduction of another R $ 120 million already foreseen as a budget cut in the environmental area for the year 2021.
The operations that will be affected as early as Monday (08/31) include, in the area of firefighting in IBAMA, the demobilization of 1,346 brigadiers, 86 trucks, 10 trucks and 4 helicopters.
In IBAMA’s activities related to combating illegal deforestation, 77 inspectors, 48 vehicles and 2 helicopters will be demobilized.
Within the scope of ICMBIO, 324 inspectors will be demobilized in operations to combat illegal deforestation, in addition to 459 brigades and 10 Air Tractor aircraft working to fight fires.
