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Brazil to increase public credits in agriculture by 8% for 2021-2022 period

Brasilia, Jun 22 (EFE).- The Brazilian government announced Tuesday that it will allocate $50 billion public credits for agriculture between 2021 and 2022, which represents an increase of 8 percent compared to the previous period."We feed billion of people in the world," declared President Jair Bolsonaro when announcing the credits and referring to Brazil as a major exporter of agricultural products. (Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN).SHOT LIST: THE LAUNCHING OF AN AGRICULTURE PROGRAM AT PLANALTO PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL. SOUND BITES: BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE TERESA CRISTINA (IN PORTUGUESE).TRANSLATIONS: 1. BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO.- We now feed more than a billion people outside of Brazil, obviously, and our tendency is to increase this percentage. We have (agricultural) borders.2. BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE TERESA CRISTINA.- Again, we prioritize family farming and investment, especially in low-carbon agriculture, which increased by more than 100 percent in this plan. This is a plan that is already heavily painted green.