Altino Machado [1] [pt] has interviewed Ilzamar Mendes, murdered Brazilian environmental activist Chico Mendes [2]‘ widow. “She makes a harsh assessment at the time that the Chico Mendes Virtual Committee, the Labor Party and the Acre “government of the forest” begin to “celebrate” the 20th anniversary of the Xapuri's rubber tapper's murder. “They killed Chico's ideals,” says the president of the Chico Mendes Foundation.
Brazil: They killed Chico Mendes’ ideals
· Written by Paula Góes
Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Environment