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Mônica Bergamo: Chamber may allow expansion of animal hunting in Brazil

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The Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Chamber of Deputies scheduled for next Wednesday (8) two projects that regulate and expand hunting of animals in the country.

The first one deals with the slaughter of species considered exotic and harmful invasive, under the pretext of population control. The proposal, which was already approved by the Senate in September last year, establishes consumption, distribution and commercialization conditions for the products obtained through the activity.

If the project is approved, it would be up to the Executive Branch to determine which species are harmful, as well as the location for the activity and the number of animals that can be slaughtered.

The second project, authored by deputy Nilson Stainsack (PP-SC), proposes the regulation of sport hunting. The proposal also talks about curbing the spread of exotic species, but vetoes the commercialization of any product derived from slaughter.

In his justification, Stainsack says that countries that allow the activity “reap benefits” and “have the spirit of sport hunting as a promoter of species conservation”. He also claims that even environmentalists defend the mechanism as a means of conservation.

“Prohibiting hunting in no way solves the problems caused by illegal hunting and also removes the possibility of having a profitable activity for the State, carried out by legally licensed hunters who, at the last level, will also be important tools in the fight against illegal hunting and trafficking in wild animals”, says Progressistas parliamentarian.

Both projects are under the rapporteurship of Bolsonaro’s deputy Nelson Barbudo (PSL-MT). Last December, he removed the text that expands sport hunting from the agenda after an argument during a session of the Commission.

The discussion in the collegiate about the expansion of the hunting of animals was classified as a “anything goes” by the environmentalist and former secretary of the Environment of São Paulo Ricardo Tripoli (PSDB), pre-candidate for the Chamber.

“Brazil is one of the richest countries in biodiversity in the world, but its fauna, in general, presents a high degree of threat, especially due to the loss of habitats. More than 90% of the fauna of the Atlantic Forest is threatened”, wrote Tripoli in the networks. social.

“Brazilian fauna cannot be treated as mere merchandise that can be killed for the pleasure of hunters”, he added.

with BIANKA VIEIRA, KARINA MATIAS and MANOELLA SMITH

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