"The region is going through a very chaotic and unclear situation regarding these events, and the United States logically takes advantage of the instability," said analyst Raúl Zibechi on the context in which the military exercises are held Amazon Log 2017 , that for the first time gave the access of American troops to the Amazon.
Between November 6 and 13, about 1,500 Brazilian soldiers, 150 Colombians, 120 Peruvians and 30 Americans participate in the controversial maneuvers, rejected by the Armed Forces of Brazil, because they understand that this entails giving up control of the main reservoir of biodiversity before The americans.
With 5 million square kilometers, 60% of the Amazon is in Brazil.
"The Brazilian army has always been and continues to be very zealous about the sovereignty and control of the Amazon. In this sense, the presence of the US military in this territory has generated a very important rejection by the Armed Forces:
"It's up to the Brazilians to control it, and that's out of the question," explains Zibechi to Sputnik Mundo, speaking of the geopolitical impact of initiatives such as Amazon Log 17.
In addition, the analyst characterized the national context that surrounds the respective maneuvers, that is, the current Brazilian government's policy, stressing that it is a government that "is privatizing this [the Amazon] en masse", and above all allows access by international companies to the country's natural resources, including the pre-salt.
"Natural resources have a direct relationship with national sovereignty because it is not pure conservationism: it is about reaffirming sovereignty over resources, water, biodiversity, issues in which American companies have had and have a special interest. It's not a minor issue, it's a very strong theme, "he warned.
"It is a strategic zone for Brazil, especially since it is the triple border between Peru, Colombia and Brazil, is an Amazon region, with a strong population growth, with strong migration from Venezuela ... It is an equatorial zone, which means everything which has to do with the aerospace sphere, this zone will always be appreciated by all the powers, "he summarized, adding that the region, above all, has always been very rich in mineral resources, including rare ones, which has provoked numerous conflicts between nations.
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