territories. (16) President Bolsonaro has promised to scale back enforcement of environmental laws. (17) President Bolsonaro blames nongovernmental organizations for the fires without evidence. (18) President Bolsonaro has rejected deforestation data from his own government agency, the INPE, as false and later fired the INPE director for rebutting his criticisms. (19) Under President Bolsonaro’s administration, deforestation has spiked by more than 50 percent. (20) President Bolsonaro’s chief of staff said that G7 aid would be put to better use reforesting Europe . (21) Brazil’s Environment Minister has inhibited the environmental enforcement agencies from investigating environmental crimes. (22) Brazil’s Environment Minister is a convicted environmental criminal. (23) Brazilian government enforcement actions, including fines and the confiscation and destruction of illegal equipment, has significantly decreased under the Bolsonaro administration. (24) The continued lack of enforcement actions against deforestation tactics and unwillingness to aggressively fight the fires in the Amazon rainforest by the Government of Brazil poses a direct threat to United States interests and national security. (25) The destruction of the Amazon rainforest poses serious threats to our ecosystem, potentially significantly affecting agricultural production, increasing extreme weather events, and more. (26) The United States is Brazil’s third largest export market. (27) Brazilian soy and cattle exports accounted for more than $31 billion and $5 billion, respectively, in 2017, leading the world in exports of both commodities. 3. Prohibition on importation of products of Brazil (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall exercise all powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to prohibit the importation of any products described