WOULD YOU WANNA PAY HIGHER TAXES SO BRAZILIANS DO LESS LOGGING IN THE AMAZON?

THAT'S WHAT MANY ARE SUGGESTING.

Nine nations in the Amazon region have called on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.

The nations, meeting in Manaus, Brazil, also discussed supporting a 40% reduction in global emissions by 2020.

The meeting comes shortly before the key global summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Amazon nations agreed on broad principles rather than concrete steps, correspondents said.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva chaired the meeting of delegates from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela and Surinam, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy representing French Guiana.

... Brazil proposed fighting deforestation in the Amazon basin with financial backing from wealthy nations.

"Let no gringo [foreigner] ask us to let an Amazonian starve to death under a tree," Mr Lula said in a speech ahead of the meeting.

"We want to preserve [the forests], but [other countries] have to pay for that preservation."

REPEAT:

"Let no gringo [foreigner] ask us to let an Amazonian starve to death under a tree," Mr Lula said in a speech ahead of the meeting.

"We want to preserve [the forests], but [other countries] have to pay for that preservation."

HE'S CALLING ME A GRINGO.

I SAY EFF EM. AND I MEAN FUCK 'IM.

I WORK TOO EFFIN HARD FOR MY MONEY TO SEE IT POURED DOWN A SEWER IN BRAZIL.

LET THEM PAY TO PROTECT THEIR OWN FUCKING TREES.

REALLY: BRAZIL JUST FOUND A HUGE MULTI-BILLION BARREL OIL AND GAS RESERVES OFF THEIR COAST; THEY'RE ECONOMY IS OKAY; THEY JUST GOT THE FREAKIN OLYMPICS.

THEY DON'T NEED OR DESERVE MY MONEY.

AND ANY USA POLITICIAN WHO TRIES TO SEND THEM MY MONEY IS GONNA LOSE HIS EFFIN JOB.