“The sentence of two to four years in prison is light. When the sentence is light, it is sometimes transformed into some kind of alternative sentence,” she argued. The statement was made during her appearance on Canal Gov Tuesday.
This year, the Amazon has had over 4.1 mi hectares affected by fires. Last week, a concentration of polluting gases was detected from the Amazon to the South, encompassing ten states.
The state reported 21 cities with active fires and 46 on high alert. Environment Minister Marina Silva believes the situation could have been far worse if the federal government had not proactively.
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