Nikolas Ferreira: We are not talking about degradation, about deforestation; we are talking about something responsible.
Nikolas Ferreira: And that's not what happens. Failing to responsibly exploit these abundant resources is irresponsible.
ICMBio, Funai and Ibama have made indigenous people into slaves on their own land.
Nikolas Ferreira: I spoke with people who had received fines of 100,000 reais, of 150,000 reais because they had to clear land to survive.
Nikolas Ferreira: And they can't! They will go to the grave with the fines, because they don't have the means to pay them.