Nikolas Ferreira: Is it worth having, quote-unquote 'everything preserved' if the people are in misery?
Nikolas Ferreira: We are not talking about degradation, about deforestation; we are talking about something responsible.
And that's not what happens. Failing to responsibly exploit these abundant resources is irresponsible.
Nikolas Ferreira: ICMBio, Funai and Ibama have made indigenous people into slaves on their own land.
Nikolas Ferreira: I spoke with people who had received fines of 100,000 reais, of 150,000 reais because they had to clear land to survive.