“Natura exec says Brazil not doing enough to stop illegal deforestation”, 14 January 2021

...The business community is having positive discussions with Vice President Hamilton Mourão, who has taken the lead on Amazon issues, Ferreira said. But this talk is still not being reflected in the actions of the government...Natura uses a variety of ingredients from the Amazon in its cosmetics, generally sourcing them through local indigenous or other traditional foraging communities...Ferreira said that the government was dismantling environmental protection mechanisms and disregarding scientific facts, although he did not mention Bolsonaro by name...Stopping illegal Amazon destruction is the government’s responsibility and “non-negotiable,” the executive said...If Brazil wants short-term environmental results, the biggest opportunity is the market for “environmental services” - a blanket term for paying locals to preserve native vegetation like forest - such as selling carbon offsets, he said...