Sao Paulo, Brazil – In the northern northern of Brazil, where the Amazon river collides with the sea, the environmental congestion aroused the national political debate.
There, the Brazilian government is researching the possibility of coastal oil reserves spread over all the ways of Rio Grande Donna Norte, east of Rio Grand near the French Gwyan border.
That region is known as the equatorial margin and shows hundreds of kilometers of coastal water.
But critics argue that Brazilian President Louise Inacio Lula Da Silva also represents the government’s contradictory objectives.
In the third tenure of the presidency, Lula has given Brazil a place As a champion In the battle against climate change. But as a means of paying for climate change policy, he has also supported fossil fuel development in a region like equatorial margins.
“We want oil because it will still be a long time. We need to use it for our energy transition, which requires a lot of money,” Lula said in February.
But at the beginning of his tenure in 223, he attacked a different role. “Our goal is Amazon zero jungle in Mezen, zero greenhouse gas emissions,” he told the Brazilian Congress.
While the South Country Country of the South Council is preparing to host the Climate Council (COP 30) by the end of this year, these contradictions have come to an end.
Nicole Olivera is one of the environmental leaders who fight the potential for drilling in the equatorial margin, with the mouth area of the Amazon Mezon River known as Foz Do Amazonus.
Her organization filed a claim to prevent the auction of this week to sell oil exploration rights in the equatorial margin by the Araira Institute. She suspects the government’s argument that the fossil-fuel transcript will finance the cleaner energy.
Olivera said, “There is no sign of any real desire (government) to pursue energy transitions.
“On the contrary, the licensing of environmental agencies is increasing and growing to open a new area in the Foze Do Amazonus and the entire equator.”
Last Thursday, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office also filed a claim to be delayed and urged the further environmental assessment and community consultation before the project came forward.
The opposite of a government
Due to the future of the equatorial margin, the department has also been exposed in the Lulla government.
In May 2023, Brazilian environment and renewable natural resources (Ibama) – the main environmental regulator of the government – Rejected Amazon requests Petrobras, the state -owned oil company of Petrobras to drill the search in the face of the river Mezhon River.
In his decision, Ibama showed the lack of environmental risks and evaluations, looking at the “social-related sensitivity” of the site.
But Petrobes continued to emphasize the license for drill in this region. In February this year, when Ibam refused to request Petrobras, the situation increased.
Lula reacted by criticizing the agency for conducting the process. They argued that the amount from any drilling would help the country and boost the economy.
“We need to start thinking of Brazil’s needs. Is it good for Brazil or bad? Is it good for Brazil’s economy or bad?” Lula told Radio in February.
On May 7, the Director of Ibama, a politician named Rodrigo Ost Gostinho, finally overcome his agency’s decision and gave Petrobras a green lantern to start drilling tests in the region.
Petrobras praised the opposite party. In a statement to Al Jaizira this month, he organized a “detailed environmental study” to ensure the security of the proposed oil.
It also states that his efforts are “weather justice, biodiversity protection and the principles of social development of the communities in which the communities run.”
Petrobras wrote, “The Petrobes strictly adheres to all the legal and technical requirements established by the Environmental BY.
Infection in low-carbon options also argued that petroleum will remain as a significant energy source in the future.
Roberto Ardangi, president of the Brazilian Petroleum and Gas Institute (IBP), is believed to need further oil absorption for the continuous growth and prosperity of Brazil.
He said, “It is justified – even from energy and food perspectives – Brazil has continued the search for oil in all these silt in.”
Ardangi added that neighboring countries like Guyan have already made a profit from the “significant search” near the equatorial margin.
He said, “The region indicates the strong capacity of large oil reservoirs. The National Petroleum Agency estimates that there can be around Billion 1 billion barrel of oil. That’s why we are doing so big,” he said.
‘The risk of accidents
But critics have argued that the area where the Amazon river infiltrates the sea is a delicate environmental system, with saline and coral reefs.
There, the pink-belly Giana dolphin runs in salty water with other aquatic mammals, such as whales and mantees of sperm. Environmentalists fear that these rare and dangerous species may be even more at risk.
Native community In the face of the river, Petrobras have also been resisted to search for oil, citing the possibility of damage to their ancestral fishing grounds.
In 2, the Council of the Swadeshi people of the OIAPOP (CCPIO) formally requested that the Federal Prosecutor’s Office should mediate in a consultation process with Petrobras, which has not been done till date.
The Federal Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday showed the danger to the tribals as part of the argument of trying to delay the auction while announcing the case.
“In this area, there are many people of traditional people and communities whose existence and lifestyle are directly linked to the coastal circumstance,” the office said.
However, in his statement, Al Jaizira, Petrobras has said that it has a “comprehensive communication process” with local stakeholders. It also states that the study caused by drilling as a result of his study, “Traditional communities did not have any direct impact”.
But some experts still ask questions about the safety of oil exploration in the region, in which Ibama was the president of Ibama from 1 to 2.
Now, for the Cleam of the Advociy alliance, a public policy coordinator, Arauzo, pointed to practical obstacles such as the powerful water from the Amazon River to the sea from the Amazon river.
“This area is extremely complex.” So this is an area that increases the risk of accidents during drilling. “
Nevertheless, she fears that the Lula to stop the search of oil is a little political will – and giving drilling licenses can be a sloppy slope.
“There are all the evidence of this license to be approved soon,” she said, referring to the planned project near the mouth of the river.
“The problem is that if the license is approved – let’s say, now 47 new blocks of auction -up to Amazon Mezons – Ibama will be very difficult to reject future licenses, because it is the region.”
Olivera, whose organization is leading the legal battle against the investigation licenses, expressed his echo. She said the drilling must be stopped before the drilling starts.
She said, “If we want to keep Global Warming up to Degrees Degree (Celsius), we are already,” she said, “We cannot drill a good oil well”.
