CEBRI Trustee Emeritus Winston Fritsch was interviewed by Institut Montaigne, one of the main international relations think tanks in France and Europe, on the current scenario of Brazilian environmental policy.

According to Fritsch, Brazil used to be at the forefront of UN climate initiatives. It hosted the historic United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit, in Rio in 1992. However, since 2019, the country has become increasingly isolated because of the burning Amazon rainforest. Today, Brazil is seen as a "climate enemy", according to the expert.

For Fritsch, the proximity of the 2022 presidential election and Brazil's participation in COP26 have become an "opportunity for the government to shift gears on the climate change issue".

The full interview can be read here.