Originario di Ascoli Piceno, padre Bartolini è da trent' anni jungle
An Italian priest against deforestation, "In Peru we were the first to move 'The world' s found now, with the massacre, but our rivers are already polluted by oil, our children have blood lead and animals die every day
RIO DE JANEIRO - In the week will appear in court. Incitement to revolt, perhaps even terrorism. Hours to ascend the river to Yurimaguas, accompanied as usual by friends campesinos. May even, he says, to be expelled from Peru, after 31 years of missionary work and social, because here's residence, but is an Italian citizen. Father Mario Bartolini, 70, Ascoli Piceno, is a charismatic figure of the movement of Indians and peasants, who is challenging the government in Lima. The reach to Tarapoto, where he attends a convention: in the village of a thousand souls, of which he is pastor, Barranquita, there 'is just a radio telephone and electric light for all. Prefer to speak English, 'Italy is a distant memory. "There have been the 'last time to hug my mother before she died." And then, "even the 'Europe is responsible for the crime of colonialism, the tragedy of these people." Don Mario, the Passionist Congregation, is a priest in the trenches in the forest. His pulpit is a small radio station, Voz de Cainarachi Barranquita and started the first battle resistance to the decrees of exploiting the 'Amazon of the government of Lima, which resulted in the massacre of Indians and policemen Cagua. It has been repeatedly denounced and threatened with death. But it has no intention of stopping. His enemy is the group Romero, of giant 'agribusinesses in Peru, he managed to get himself assigned by the government 30,000 acres of virgin forest in the territory of his parish to clear and then replace the trees with oil plants for the production of biodiesel. "A sort of dress rehearsal to the destruction of 'the Peruvian Amazon, so we were the first to move." "The world has discovered in Peru these days, with the massacre, but our rivers are already polluted by oil, our children have lead and cadmium in blood and every day I see animals die and flee from the forest to destruction. " Father Mario does not believe a word of what the government said the massacre Cagua. "They control all the media and the conscience. The Indians are a peaceful movement, have no firearms and were only defended by the police. They say that Alberto Pizango (leader of the revolt, ed) and fled to Bolivia, just throw everything in politics, to say that the Indians are behind Morales and Chávez. " And the policemen had their throats slit by the protesters? "It's not true at all. Our only defended themselves. All nonsense, an excuse to impose 'Peruvian Amazon state of emergency and curfew. " To history of development of jobs in the forest that was created with the new investment does not believe his father Mario, "Do not you ever seen. The regions where there are the multinational oil and wood are the ones with the highest rates of poverty, disease and marginalization. The government is working 's agreement with the United States to change our laws, clear rules of the Constitution that speak of forest protection and indigenous peoples. " Throw the breath, says he has to go, it expects a group of farmers from a nearby region, have a serious problem as Barranquita. "The Catholic Church? It is with me, here in our region also hierarchies are close to the poor. Indeed, we are the 'only force that is opposing the lies and corruption. The money is buying everything, I open the newspapers and they describe me as a man possessed criminal, and they sent someone to write death threats on the walls of the parish. But I will not move from here, they can arrest me or kick me from Peru, I know, but it is a risk that I face. " "My people do not have any - continues -. The white elites of the coast, the same fellow of the Indians and campesinos, call them perros, dogs, second-class citizens, unnecessary obstacles to their ambitions. " You truce at this time, the roadblocks were removed, the movement of the Indians want to sit at a table, discuss. "But the government will stay there? I have my doubts. The fight must continue tutti i fine when the decree sull 'Amazzonia verranno ritirati. Terre degli Indian Queste sleep, dall 'inizio della Storia and it devono per restare ever. " Rocco Cotronei Nella foresta
Cotronei Rocco
Pagina 23 (8 giugno 2009) - Corriere della Sera
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