Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon
Former Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva warns that if Flávio Bolsonaro wins the upcoming presidential election, he will continue his father's destructive policies toward the Amazon rainforest. Silva argues that a second Bolsonaro administration would be catastrophic for the climate and local ecosystems.
Why it matters
The election outcome has global implications for climate change mitigation and the preservation of the world's largest tropical rainforest.
Marina Silva says a second Bolsonaro presidency will spell disaster for the globally crucial ecosystem, for its inhabitants and for the climate crisis./Getty Images Marina Silva says a second Bolsonaro presidency will spell disaster for the globally crucial ecosystem, for its inhabitants and for the climate crisis./Getty Images Flávio Bolsonaro Interview Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Exclusive: Former Brazilian environment minister warns of destruction as far-right scion favourite to become president
Sat 10 Oct 2026 14.00 BST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google T he former Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva has said that if Flávio Bolsonaro becomes president he will seek to finish the “perverse project” of rampant rainforest destruction initiated by his jailed far-right father.
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