Only Politics

Its very sad to see the poor cattle ranchers of the Amazon region, especially of Alta Floresta being sandwiched between the Government’s simultaneous efforts at development and conservation of the natural resources. There was a time when the cattle ranchers from southern Brazil were asked to occupy the Amazon region to prevent foreign colonization. The innocent farmers took pride in establishing their ranches in that region and their work in developing agricultural land and products in that region was looked upon as a significant effort towards development of the region. The farmers and cattle ranchers were looked upon as people doing highly patriotic work. But, now the scenario has changed entirely in the Amazon region. Brazil is considered as the hub of biodiversity and environment conservation. As a result, the cattle ranchers who were once considered as sons of the soil, doing a great favor to the country by preventing colonization are being mercilessly shooed away from the major parts of this region and being relegated to some very small and obsolete parts of the rain forest. These poor innocent ranchers feel that they are being looked upon as criminals trying to violate the rules of the government. How can the government be so very illogical in its dealings? It is when the basic necessities for survival are not met with that man turns into a beast. Any government should aim to gain the credibility of its people, not lose its credibility and dignity in return.