Environment minister creates National Authority for Climate Security
In one of the most crowded handover ceremonies in recent years, federal representative elected from São Paulo Marina Silva took office on Wednesday (Jan. 4), as environment minister, almost 15 years after having left the command of this ministry during President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva`s second mandate, in 2008.Internationally recognized for her work in defense of the environment, Marina Silva said, in a speech that lasted about an hour, that Brazil has become an environmental pariah and that, in recent years, the structures to combat deforestation and climate change policies have been weakened.One of the innovations announced by the minister is the creation of the National Authority for Climate Security, which will be linked to the recently renamed Ministry of Environment and Climat...