Environmental activists file a case at The Hague-based court against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro for his alleged role in the destruction of 4,000 square kilometres of Amazon rainforest each year
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attends a housing program launch ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of "crimes against humanity" at the International Criminal Court for his alleged role in the destruction of the Amazon. This is the first such case by environment activists seeking to explicitly link deforestation to loss of life. Austrian environmental justice campaigners Allrise filed the official complaint at The Hague-based court Tuesday morning.
Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from burning and industrial-scale agriculture in the Amazon are higher than the total annual emissions of Italy or Spain. The case asked for legal proceedings against Bolsonaro and his administration for actions "directly connected to the negative impacts of climate change around the world".
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