The nerve of that man. How dare he try to feed his own people nationally rather than buying the food on the open market.
Side note: farming is a trillion-dollar a year industry, with the US leading the pack. We have sold a lot of it off to foreign nation but food commodities is very big. While I am stating that this Brazillian is trying to feed his own people locally, more than likely the food produced from burning down the forest will be put on the global market and sold to China, India, and Africa. Those 3 areas comprise close to 50% of the human population.
Personally, I would prefer to see the rain forest thrive and not destroyed for farming but I have no say in the matter. If you do not like this, dont buy any foodstuff from Brazil. For many nations, that is easy but in America, package labeling where the food was grown is difficult to find and that is because it is a trillion-dollar industry. In fact, I think it is
the single largest industry on the planet (not sure if still relevant or not) and many times, it is completely protected from ridicule.
Just look at the top 10 mega-financial institutions. Look up the top 6 agricultural companies and you will find those top 10 financial institutions own them. Then look up the 6 media conglomerates and you will, once again, find those same mega-financial institutions own them too. This is repeated in every sector in the global economy. From food to water, to tech, to media, to pharma, chemical companies, defense companies, and the list is damn near endless - all owned by 50 financial companies that also own each other, that are all protected from ridicule from the media companies they control.