The governor of the state of Amazonas in Brazil calls out to Bezos: The website called "Amazon" needs to pay up.
The governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas has asked the Amazon founder to pay a name use fee to use the Amazon rainforest name. Brazilians question Amazon for using their name and getting no benefit. Amazon Group is valued at about $1.5 trillion and Bezos has a net worth of $171 billion.
"Brazilian officials demand Amazon founder to pay for the use of the name." According to media reports, Wilson Lima, the governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, recently stated that he will request a usage fee from Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, for using the name of the Amazon rainforest at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). In an interview with Brazilian media, Lima said, "Amazon uses the name of the state of Amazonas and promotes itself with the Amazon rainforest. How much money do Brazilians get from this?" The English names for Amazon Company and the Amazon rainforest are "Amazon," while the state of Amazonas is commonly referred to as "Amazonas." Lima also posted a video on Instagram, saying, "If you say your company is the most valuable, then I will say we are priceless. You use our name, but we don't get anything from it." According to reports, Amazon is valued at approximately $1.5 trillion, and Bezos has a net worth of $171 billion, making him the second richest person in the world.