Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has promised to reverse the destruction of the Amazon rain forest that soared under Jair Bolsonaro, and to make good on Brazil’s pledge to achieve “zero deforestation” by 2030.
A few days ago, in a São Paulo hotel suite, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took a pause in a daylong slew of calls with foreign leaders to give his first interview since his narrow October 30th
When he is sworn into office, on January 1st, Lula, who previously served two consecutive Presidential terms, from 2003 to 2010, will again become the main guardian of the Amazon rain forest—about sixty per cent of which lies within Brazil’s borders, and which, during Bolsonaro’s four years in office, has been subjected to shocking rates of illegal mining, burning, and deforestation by ranchers and fortune-seekers. Murders of Indigenous-rights defenders and conservationists have also spiralled.
I asked Lula about the path to zero deforestation, and suggested that his “moral responsibility” was huge. “People around the world are expecting you not only to save the Amazon but to save the world,” I said. He nodded, then raised his voice and said, “Yes, I know, and that scares me, because people are very optimistic about our government. I spoke to President Biden, and I just spoke to Josep Borrell,” the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
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