Rodrigo Agostinho (PSB-SP), former president of Ibama, was federal deputy between 2019 and 2022 Pablo Valadares/Chamber of Deputies The former president of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and former mayor of Bauru (SP), Rodrigo Agostinho (PSB), confirmed this Tuesday (14), in an interview with g1, his pre-candidacy for federal deputy for São Paulo in the 2026 elections. The possibility of running for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies had already gained strength in April this year, when Agostinho left the presidency of the body within the period of disqualification required by the Electoral Court for candidates holding public positions. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp Biologist and lawyer, Rodrigo Agostinho was mayor of Bauru for two terms, between 2009 and 2016. He then served as a federal deputy between 2019 and 2022, a period in which he presided over the Chamber's Environment and Sustainable Development Committee and coordinated the Environmentalist Parliamentary Front. In January 2023, he was chosen by Minister Marina Silva to command Ibama, a position he held until April this year. Rodrigo Agostinho takes office as president of Ibama in Brasília To g1, Agostinho stated that he intends to focus the campaign on representing the interior of São Paulo and the environmental agenda. "I'm working on building this pre-candidacy for federal deputy within this territorial issue here in our region and the theme of sustainability", he stated. The former president of Ibama also criticized what he called the "dismantling" of environmental legislation promoted by the National Congress and defended the election of parliamentarians committed to the environmental agenda. "Recently, Congress approved a series of bills dismantling Brazilian environmental legislation, such as environmental licensing. So it is very important that we have deputies and senators in Brazil committed to this issue," he said. The announcement of the pre-candidacy was made at the headquarters of the Union of Workers in Collective Meal Companies (Sinterc), in Bauru, during an event with the Minister of the Environment and pre-candidate for the Senate for São Paulo, Marina Silva (Rede). The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva (Rede), with the new president of Ibama, Rodrigo Agostinho (PSB), at COP 27 Personal file Marina criticizes Trump's measures and counters Tarcísio During the event, Marina criticized measures adopted by the United States, such as the taxation of Brazilian products and the classification of criminal factions as terrorist organizations. According to the former minister, organized crime must be combated by Brazilian institutions and the fight against terrorism cannot serve as a "pretext" to threaten national sovereignty. "Criminal organizations, which must be fought, but by our Justice, our police. Those who followed Venezuela, remember that he said: 'I'm fighting terrorist organizations'. Then, invading Venezuela. It's a pretext, it's a pretext. We can't, here we have the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest, the Pantanal, minerals, rare earths, critical minerals. We are a power. These people cannot hand over our country's riches", he said. In addition to criticizing the United States' measures, Marina responded to the statements made by the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), who questioned her and Planning Minister Simone Tebet's (MDB) pre-candidacies for the Senate in São Paulo, understanding that the two have no connection with the state. Carioca elected in SP, Tarcísio criticizes Tebet and Marina Silva for not being from the state "I'm from Acre, everyone knows my origin, right? In 2022, I was elected federal deputy for São Paulo. But in 2022, Tarcísio and I, who is from Rio, were elected governor and I was elected federal deputy, because São Paulo is a generous state. People come to São Paulo. And São Paulo doesn't discriminate against people in terms of opportunities", he argued. "Why is it that when a man arrives and is elected governor, everything is fine? Then when it's women, it's an outsider. This has no place", he added. Simone Tebet and Marina Silva Diogo Zacarias/MF and Fernando Donasci/MMA