But in a forthright letter to Brazil’s environment minister, José Sarney Filho, seen by the Guardian, Helgesen said: “In 2015 and 2016 deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon saw a worrying upward trend.” He warned that this had already reduced Norway’s contributions and added: “Even a fairly modest further increase would take this number to zero.”

Helgesen said he had serious concern that controversial moves in Brazil to remove protection from large areas of the Amazon and weaken the environmental licensing required for agriculture would worsen deforestation. Furthermore, he said, budgets for the environment ministry and other departments that protect the Amazon had been drastically cut. Brazil’s president, Michel Temer, is seen as close to the powerful agricultural lobby, which is pressing for cuts in Amazon protection.

Vocabulário: forthright (direto, franco); upward: (crescent); fairly (considerável, justo, honesto); weaken (enfraquecer); worsen (piorar); furthermore (além disso); budgets (orçamento, verbas).

Based on the excerpt from the article by The Guardian, it’s true to state that:

( ) Due to deforastation, Norway’s contributions had already dropped to ZERO, at the moment Norway’s environment minister wrote his letter.

( ) Norway’s environment minister say that he is very concerned because the recent decisions of the Brazilian government over Amazon could worsen deforestation.

( ) Brazil’s president has visited powerful agricultural lobbists to negotiate measures in favor of Amazon protection.

Choose the alternative with the correct sequence.

Alternativas:

a) T-T-F
b) T-F-T
c) F-T-F
d) F-F-F
e) F-F-T