"Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing."
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https://viacampesina.org/en/2025/11/mst-agribusiness-gets-its-turn-to-co-opt-the-climate-cop-in-brazil/
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"Agribusiness has chainsawed its way over the past few decades to make Brazil the leading exporter of meats and animal feeds. All the world’s biggest food and agribusiness corporations reaped huge profits from the boom, including some home grown ones like the meat giant JBS, with a climate footprint that rivals Bangladesh or Spain."
"The combination of deforestation, land grabbing, cattle ranching and fields soaked with pesticides and fertiliser has made Brazil famous for climate destruction. Yet, while the industry accounts for three-quarters of Brazil’s GHG emissions, the sector is excluded from the country’s national carbon law."
"[ #COP30] is being hosted by Brazil’s national agricultural research agency, Embrapa, which is already partnering with corporations to rebrand Brazilian agribusiness through programmes like “net zero dairy farming” with Nestlé and “low-carbon soy” with Bayer. Even the Brazilian ministry responsible for small-scale farming, which is not implementing agrarian reform because of a supposed lack of funds, is a contributing sponsor."
