A coalition of NGOs has alleged that the EU has been complicit in human rights abuses in Brazil. The conglomerate, which includes the interests of more than 300 Brazilian indigenous groups, has called on the bloc to end its trade relations with the South American country until safeguards for the environment and indigenous peoples are reinstated. The EU is Brazil's biggest source of foreign direct investment and its second largest trade partner, particularly for the environment-damaging soya and beef industries. Since taking office on 1 January 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro has dismantled Brazil's deforestation and human rights laws to increase agricultural productivity.
A coalition of NGOs has alleged that the EU has been complicit in human rights abuses in Brazil. The conglomerate, which includes the interests of 300 Brazilian indigenous groups, has called on the bloc to end its trade relations with the South American country until safeguards for the environment and indigenous peoples are reinstated. The EU is Brazil's biggest source of foreign direct investment and its second largest trade partner, particularly for the environment-damaging soya and beef industries. Since taking office on 1 January 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro has dismantled Brazil's deforestation and human rights laws to increase agricultural productivity.