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The Parliamentary Front for Agriculture (FPA) has demanded that the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) make adjustments to the Agriculture and Livestock Sector Plan, part of the Climate Plan, to avoid damaging the image and competitiveness of the agricultural sector abroad. The proposal, currently under public consultation, requires the sector to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 54% by 2035, while energy emissions can increase by up to 44%. It also attributes more than 800 million tons of CO₂ to agriculture due to deforestation, including in areas outside its jurisdiction, without acknowledging carbon capture on private properties.
Congressman Arnaldo Jardim: “They are attributing emissions to the sector that are not its responsibility and imposing disproportionate targets, while failing to account for the carbon we preserve and sequester” – Photo: Disclosure/FPA
FPA Vice President, Representative Arnaldo Jardim (Cidadania-SP), participated in a hearing at Mapa with Minister Carlos Fávaro on Wednesday (13) to discuss these critical points. The meeting was attended by political leaders, parliamentarians and representatives of sector entities.
Jardim warned that, in its current form, the Climate Plan places the greatest burden of obligations precisely on those who already preserve and produce responsibly, adopting a punitive approach to agriculture. "They're attributing emissions to the sector that aren't its responsibility and imposing disproportionate targets, while failing to account for what we preserve and sequester carbon," he stated. According to him, Brazil has already made ambitious commitments to cut emissions, but the government went further, escalating the targets and dedicating a chapter to agriculture that fails to recognize its progress.
The congressman noted that the public consultation on the Climate Plan ends on the 18th and reinforced the need for mobilization. "We will hold a demonstration from the FPA and want to invite all organizations, through the Instituto Pensar Agropecuária, to strongly contest the targets and criteria used. It is essential that society speaks out," he said.
During the meeting, the congressman presented the minister with data demonstrating the proposal's distortions, such as the use of unofficial databases, such as MapBiomas, and unauditable models, such as BLUES, to calculate emissions attributed to agriculture. He also highlighted that the plan ignores the role of biofuels and bioinputs, which sequester millions of tons of CO₂ annually, and plans to reduce the amount of vegetation clearing permitted by law without offering compensation or incentives to producers.
According to Jardim, Minister Carlos Fávaro committed to analyzing the points presented and providing feedback this Wednesday. "We must engage with society and the government, but also engage other stakeholders, because this is a delicate and strategic situation that directly impacts the COP and Brazil's image in the world," he concluded.
