Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cThe German chancellor complained these days: \u2018I went to Belem, but I came back quickly because I actually like Berlin.\u2019 He should have gone to a pub, he should have danced, he should have tried the food in the state of Para. He would then notice that Berlin doesn’t give him 10% of the quality offered by Para state and the city of Belem,\u201d the Brazilian president said.<\/p>\n
Germany is a key donor of the Amazon Fund, a Brazilian government initiative to combat deforestation. Merz pledged on Nov. 7 in Belem to make a \u201cconsiderable\u201d investment in an initiative named the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, crafted by Lula’s administration, aiming to support more than 70 developing countries that commit to preservation.<\/p>\n
Barbalho, the Para state governor, used his social media channels to say Merz had made \u201ca prejudiced speech that shows more about the one who gave it than about its topic.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is curious to see someone who pushed the planet to be warmer to find the heat of the Amazon so weird,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Normando, the mayor of Belem, said Merz was \u201cprejudiced and arrogant\u201d in his comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s quite different from his own people, who have shown their enchantment for our city in the streets of Belem,\u201d he said. \u201cChancellor, we will continue to treat with respect and joy everyone who comes to visit. That’s what we do best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Duda Salabert, a lawmaker, said \u201cthere’s no way we can take seriously any leader who speaks about climate protection, but shows discomfort as he steps into the world’s biggest rainforest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paes, the Rio mayor, was much less diplomatic and called Merz \u201ca Nazi,\u201d among other insults, for his comments on Belem. Later, he deleted the insults from his account on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have already vented out today. Everyone at the foreign office can be calm now,\u201d Paes said. \u201cLong live the friendship between Brazil and Germany, which moves me!\u201d<\/p>\n
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