Dozens of protesters stormed the restricted area of ​​the UN climate summit at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on Tuesday to protest the impact of global warming on human health. The situation created a moment of chaos at the venue as many delegation members were preparing to leave.

André Vieira, a correspondent for teleSUR, reported that earlier in the morning, members of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) occupied the Agrizone headquarters at COP30, denouncing agribusiness as the main culprit behind the climate crisis . The area is located about two kilometers from the Blue Zone, the official COP30 negotiation area, in a space organized by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EBRA), part of the host government.

The participants bypassed security checkpoints and entered the lobby of the large UN-run tent, where climate negotiations are taking place during the event, after dark. “The climate crisis is a health crisis!” was one of the slogans chanted by the protesters, who included healthcare professionals and Amazonian indigenous people, until they were removed by UN authorities.

The protesters denounced the health effects of climate change in the Amazon, stating that these effects are not limited to areas of the region where they claim cases of dengue fever and respiratory illnesses have increased due to rising temperatures . Their complaints encompassed the proliferation of various diseases, and they advocated halting the extraction of fossil fuels, a major cause of global warming, and seeking short-term solutions to address what is already a reality.

During the demonstration organized by the MST, participants represented death with plates containing soy, tomato, and orange, adorned with a skull; others carried backpack sprayers labeled “glyphosate” to denounce the massive use of pesticides and chanted songs denouncing the harmful effects of this model. Divina López, national coordinator of the MST, stated that "the space has been dominated by agribusiness, which seeks to increase its profits and build its image as ‘green,’ at the expense of nature and communities . "

Among the event’s sponsors are Bayer, Syngenta, Nestlé, and PepsiCo, and the major agribusiness entities have a strong presence at the event. André Vieira pointed out that Syngenta is “responsible for a quarter of the agrochemical profenofos, a poison found in the drinking water of millions of people ,” Bayer “faces 170,000 lawsuits for contamination caused by its products,” and Nestlé "produces—according to its own data—54% of its products with very low safety standards . "

Source -> https://www.telesurtv.net/indigenas-toman-agrizone-en-la-cop30-en-protesta-por-crisis-climatica/

Video link of the protest:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1988379567929655296/vid/avc1/720x960/iWZkXQ4Sl130sWHO.mp4