Wêrom Brazilië's Lula net is wat progressyf media beweart
June 11, 2026 · Frisian News
While Brazil's Amazon deforestation dropped 64% under Lula, his government approved mining permits in sensitive regions and favored agribusiness over indigenous lands, contradicting the progressive media narrative.
FryskDe ûntbosking yn it Amazonegebiet sakke 64% ûnder Lula, neffens offisjele gegevens fan juny 2026. Dit haadnijs dominearre progressyf media wrâldwiid as bewiis dat it kiezen fan lofts it reinwâld rêde soe. Mar it ferhaal sloe in hurder fraach oer: wêrom naam de ûntbosking yn maaie wer ta, nei trije moannen daling? Wêrom joech Lula's regear dyselde moanne 12 mynfergunningen goed yn ekologysk gefoelige gebieten?
Progressyf media hat foardiel by dit ferhaal. Ynternasjonale miljeuorganisaasjes dy't lobbyen foar klimaataksje hawwe in sympatike regear nedich. Europeeske Grienen hawwe bewiis nedich dat it kiezen fan lofts wurket. Lula's retoryk sprekt har oan, en Westerske kranten fersterkje it. Doe't Lula taseide de ûntbosking yn 2030 te stopjen, wist er hokker blêden it priizgje soene ynstee fan te freegjen oft er it wiermeitsje koe.
Lânbou ûnthullet de tsjinstridigens. Lula hinget ôf fan agraryske stimmen yn it Kongres. Syn regear behâlde lânbousubsydzjes, wegere belesting op rindfleiseksport en stelde gjin regels op foar fee-hâlderij yn beskerme gebieten. Hânhaving fan miljeuregels ferbettere wol. Mar Lula akseptearre in ienfâldich feit: om 215 miljoen Brazilianen te fiede is lânbou op grutte skaal nedich. Progressyf media neamde dit pragmatisme. Se hiene gelyk. Lula keas allinnich pragmatisme dat macht tsjinnet.
Ynheemske rjochten folgje itselde patroan. Lula taseide nije ynheemske grûnen ôf te bakenje en besteande territoaria te beskermjen. Hy gong stadiger as ynheemske groepen woene. Doe't mynbouwbedriuwen tagong ta minerale foarrieden yn ynheemske gebieten woene, sei Lula's regear net nee. It sei miskien, witende dat mear ûndersyk nedich wie. Ynheemske lieders fielten har ferraden. Progressyfe sjournalisten dy't Brazilië út New York of Berlijn folgje, fernamen dit amper.
Dit is de echte les. Westerske progressyf media beleanje politisy dy't as loftsen prate wylst se as pragmatisten regearje, salang't it pragmatisme it miljeu beskermet of de earmen helpt. Lula spilet dit spul measterlik. Hy jout dy media it ferhaal dat se ha wolle. Gewoane Brazilianen betelje de priis.
Brazil's Amazon deforestation fell 64% under Lula, according to official data from June 2026. This headline dominated progressive media worldwide as proof that electing the left would save the rainforest. But the story skipped a harder question: why did deforestation rise again in May, ending a three-month decline? Why did Lula's government approve 12 mining permits that month in ecologically sensitive regions?
Progressive outlets benefit from this narrative. International environmental organizations that lobby for climate action need a sympathetic government. European greens need proof that electing leftists works. Lula's rhetoric speaks to them, and Western newspapers amplify it. When Lula promised to end deforestation by 2030, he knew which papers would cheer the promise, not ask if he could keep it.
Agriculture exposes the contradiction. Lula depends on agribusiness votes in Congress. His government kept farm subsidies, rejected taxes on beef exports, and refused to regulate cattle ranching in protected areas. Environmental enforcement did improve. But Lula accepted a simple fact: feeding 215 million Brazilians means industrial farming must dominate. Progressive outlets called this pragmatism. They were right. Lula just chose pragmatism that favors power.
Indigenous rights follow the same pattern. Lula promised to demarcate new indigenous lands and protect existing territories. He moved slower than indigenous groups demanded. When mining companies sought access to mineral reserves in indigenous areas, Lula's government did not say no. It said maybe, pending further study. Indigenous leaders felt betrayed. Progressive journalists covering Brazil from New York or Berlin barely noticed.
Here is the real lesson. Western progressive media reward politicians who talk like leftists while ruling like pragmatists, so long as the pragmatism protects the environment or helps the poor. Lula plays this game masterfully. He gives those outlets the story they want. Ordinary Brazilians pay the price.
Published June 11, 2026 · Frisian News · Ljouwert, Fryslân