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We start this edition showing a flagrant of waste. In Iaras, thousands of tons of wood are rotting in a
rural settlement. The tree trunks were cut almost 2 years ago by INCRA
and if they were in good conditions, the wood value could go as high millions of Reais, according to experts.
The rotting wood breaks easily. It can't be used anymore. The trunks worth about 10 million Reais. They are grouped
in stacks or simply left scattered over Zumbi dos Palmares' settlement in Iaras, in the interior of São Paulo State.
The trees were cut by INCRA, the National Institute for Colonisation and Agrarian Reform
to mark the area for 360 families to live here. In each marked area, only 100 square meters have the trees cut.
The rest of the space is filled with Pine trees. These other trees cannot be cut by a determination from the Public Ministry.
Besides rotting under the sun and the rain, the trees face other threat. A wildfire in August
Some of the trunks were destroyed 5 thousand cubic meters of pine. A 150 thousand Reais' loss.
Some of the trunks were inside Ms Creusa's area. She has been living here for 3 years.
She says that the wood could have been used for the benefit of the families in the settlement.
We could sold these trunks for our benefit. But now they are useless.
Ms Débora has been living here with her children for 2 years in degrading conditions. But they are prohibited
from cutting or selling the wood. While no actions are taken, They collect and sell the trunks' crust as fertiliser.
For each 8-Kilo bag, she earns only 2.50 Reais to help in the family's revenue.
These trunks are here for almost 2 years. They say that the trunks belong to the Union. I agree with that, but I think
that they should remove the wood and leave the area clean and prepared. That would be fair.
But while they don't do anything, we stay here, waiting. INCRA's regional representatives said that
they are taking the necessary providences to provide the correct destination of the wood.
They have also said they are relocating resources obtained by the selling of the trunks to allow
the productive exploitation of the area by the families of the settlement.