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In this article, we present some facts to contextualize the recent attacks against the Brazilian Amazon Monitoring Project carried out by the Brazilian government on the question of deforestation rates. We argue that these attacks represent a symptom of fundamental aspects of the case that need a sociological analysis of the ideologies that justify the reproduction of inequalities in the expansion of the frontier, as well as the influence that the beneficiaries of this process have acquired within the national policies for the Amazon region. ; En este artículo, presentamos algunos elementos que permiten contextualizar los recientes ataques al Programa de Monitoreo de Deforestación Satelital de la Selva Amazónica de Brasil (PRODES) realizado por las negaciones del gobierno brasileño de las tasas de deforestación del Amazonas y el despido sumario del director del Instituto Nacional. de Investigación Espacial-INPE. Argumentamos que estos ataques son un síntoma de aspectos fundamentales para un análisis sociológico de los mecanismos de (re) producción de desigualdades en la expansión de la frontera, así como la influencia que los beneficiarios de este proceso pudieron adquirir dentro de las políticas nacionales para la Amazonía. ; Dans cet article, nous présentons quelques éléments qui permettent de contextualiser les récentes attaques contre le programme de surveillance de la déforestation par satellite (PRODES) par le gouvernement brésilien dans la forêt vierge amazonienne, dénoncées par le gouvernement brésilien quant au taux de déforestation de l'Amazonie et par le renvoi sans préavis du directeur de l'Institut national. de la recherche spatiale-INPE. Nous soutenons que ces attaques sont le symptôme d'aspects fondamentaux d'une analyse sociologique des mécanismes de (re) production d'inégalités dans l'expansion de la frontière, ainsi que de l'influence que les bénéficiaires de ce processus ont pu acquérir dans les politiques nationales de l'Amazone. ; Neste artigo, apresentamos alguns elementos que permitem contextualizar os recentes ataques ao Programa de Monitoramento do Desmatamento da Floresta Amazônica Brasileira por Satélite efetuados pelo governo brasileiro, sobre as taxas de desmatamento da Amazônia. Argumentamos que esses ataques representam um sintoma de aspectos fundamentais para uma análise sociológica das ideologias que justificam a reprodução de desigualdades na expansão da fronteira agrícola, bem como da influência que os beneficiários deste processo lograram adquirir no seio das políticas nacionais para a Amazônia.

Brazil's environmental legislation obliges private properties to retain a fixed proportion of their total area with native vegetation, the so-called "Legal Reserves". Those areas represent practically one third of the country's native vegetation and are well known for their role in biodiversity protection and in the provisioning of a wide range of ecosystem services for landowners and society. Despite their relevance, this instrument has been criticized by part of the agribusiness sector and its representatives in the Brazilian Congress. The Legal Reserve requirement is said to be too restrictive and to impede the full expansion of agricultural activities, and thus to be detrimental for the development of the country. Here, we critically analyze the arguments employed in the justification of a recently proposed bill that aims to completely extinguish Legal Reserves. We demonstrate that the arguments used are mostly unsupported by data, evidence or theory, besides being based on illogical reasoning. Further, we synthesize the principal benefits of Legal Reserves, including health and economic benefits, and emphasize the importance of these reserves for water, energy, food, and climate securities, in addition to their primary function of assisting in the maintenance of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. We also highlight that Legal Reserves are a key-component for effective and less expensive nature-based solutions, and thus should be considered as assets for the development of Brazil rather than liabilities. Based on available sound scientific evidence and agreement on their relevance, we strongly oppose any attempt to extinguish or weaken the maintenance of Brazil's Legal Reserves. ; peerReviewed