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Brazil threatens $282m in fines for beef linked to Amazon deforestation

2013-04-18 01:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Federal prosecutors in Brazil are threatening to fine 26 beef producers $282 million for buying cattle raised in illegally deforested areas and on Indian reservations, reports Reuters. The fines are based on Brazilian laws that prohibit beef producers from buying cattle from ranches that rely on slave labor, recently deforested areas in the Amazon, and indigenous reservations. The fines are calculated using the number of animals allegedly raised in illegal conditions. According to prosecutors, the...

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