The statements were made during an interview by Carlos Fávaro on the Roda Viva program, on TV Cultura, on the night of this Monday 22
The Minister of Agriculture, Charles Favarosaid this Monday 22, that the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to improve the relationship with the agri-food sector, despite the tension between the sector and the administration of the PT. In an interview with the Roda Viva program on TV Cultura, he also said he was in favor of the temporal framework of indigenous lands.
According to Fávaro, Lula “subsequently requests to be close to the agro”. “(The president) wants to get closer, she asks me why he doesn’t like him,” said Fávaro. The relationship between government and agriculture has deteriorated with the series of encroachments on productive properties by the Movement without land (MST).
The minister admitted that Lula has already made “strong sentences” on the agro. Recently, in a demonstration in Bahia, the PT called ruralists “fascists” after the Minister of Agriculture was disinvited by the Agrishow, in Ribeirão Preto (SP).
Fávaro cited the initiatives of past Lula administrations, such as the regulation of the use of transgenics in Brazil, the creation of the National Biodiesel Program and the renegotiation of a 20-year debt in the agricultural sector. “Because of all this, agribusiness has moved from one level to a much higher level, thanks to President Lula’s tenacity and dedication. So, when he makes a slightly stronger statement, we have to respect his political position.” , he said. .
About the episode agrishow, Fávaro said the ex-president of the fair, Francisco Matturro, was involved in a violation of protocol. “It wasn’t noticed that he was getting involved in political issues,” the minister said. Fávaro’s absence and former President Jair Bolsonaro’s presence on the first day of the country’s main agricultural technology fair prompted friction between the government and the organizers of the event earlier this month. “For me the case is over,” said the minister.
When asked about the actions to pacify the government’s relations with the agri-food sector, the minister specified that almost all the representatives of the class in the sector have already been accepted at the Minister of Agriculture report difficulties and seek solutions and public policies. “The dialogue has advanced a lot,” she said.
Time frame
The minister also addressed the delimitation of indigenous lands, which is a recurring theme on the agribusiness agenda. The case is also under discussion in Federal Court of Justice (STF) and will go to trial on 7 June. A Parliamentary front for agriculture (FPA) defends the approval of Bill 490/2007, known as PL do Marco Temporal, which defines indigenous lands as those occupied by traditional peoples until October 5, 1988 – the date of the Constitution – as a way to anticipate the Cut.
“I’m in favor of the time period, which brings legal certainty,” said Fávaro. He said he was convinced that the STF is aware of the difficulties of the discussion and will take a “balanced decision, with respect for both parties”.
The minister also said that there is a need for “space” for indigenous peoples to develop and satisfy their demands and needs. “We still see indigenous people in deplorable states in a country with so much wealth and so much abundance. This needs to be corrected,” he said. However, the minister reflected on the fact that this concession cannot take place “at the expense of such an important sector”, referring to the occupation of productive land.
For the minister, the delimitation, if it begins, should start from the regions with the greatest conflicts, and compensation must be paid to producers who need to leave some property. “It is possible to do it, good will is needed and President Lula’s government has this good will,” he underlined.
Production
The minister also said that it is possible to produce without deforestation in Brazil and said the government plans to create credit lines through the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), for investments in the recovery of degraded land. Fávaro said that even in the Cerrado, where most of the country’s cereal agriculture is concentrated, agriculture could be advanced without clearing, planting only in degraded areas.
He even condemned the encroachment on unproductive lands. According to him, while the MST can use demonstrations, for example, as a form of complaint. “It’s legitimate and it’s part of democracy,” he said. “Now, invading Embrapa lands I don’t understand why to do it,” he added. Fávaro also emphasized that the movement is also productive and is related to agribusiness and the production of sustainable and organic food. “The dream and the struggle for land are also legitimate, but they cannot be messy and outside the law,” he said.
Source: Terra
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