Ex-ministers condemn course of Brazil's environmental policy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eight former Brazilian environment ministers are lashing out at far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, saying his administration is "wrecking" environmental protections.
Gathered Wednesday at the University of Sao Paulo, the former officials issued a blistering statement on what they called the government's attacks on public policies that protect the ecosystem.
They said the Bolsonaro government has installed a sense of "impunity" that may favor deforestation in the Amazon, the vast expanse of rain forest whose existence many scientists consider vital to curbing climate change.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bolsonaro repeatedly has questioned the reality of climate change and claims that environmental groups operate under foreign influence, hampering Brazil's economic growth.