Not trying to protect Bolsonaro from huge problems of his government in Brazil, but sugar cane is not cultivated in areas of the Amazon Forest (northwest), but instead its farms are located on the middle and south of the country. The major products that are produced in deforested areas are soy beans and beef
Fun-Management-7027 t1_j815w76 wrote
Reply to comment by Oldfolksboogie in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Not trying to protect Bolsonaro from huge problems of his government in Brazil, but sugar cane is not cultivated in areas of the Amazon Forest (northwest), but instead its farms are located on the middle and south of the country. The major products that are produced in deforested areas are soy beans and beef