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Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking

Brazil environment minister probed for timber trafficking AFP 5 hrs ago AFP © Sergio Lima Environment Minister Ricardo Salles (pictured April 2021) is acused of systematically dismantling environmental protection programs in Brazil, where destruction of the Amazon rainforest has surged since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 Brazil s Supreme Court ordered an investigation of Environment Minister Ricardo Salles as police raided ministry offices Wednesday, targeting a timber trafficking ring allegedly involving him and other top officials in far-right President Jair Bolsonaro s government. © Ricardo Oliveira Aerial file photo taken on July 16, 2020 of logs of wood seized by the Amazon Military Police at the Manacapuru River in Manacupuru, Amazonas State, Brazil

US, EU importing potentially illegal wood from Brazil: report

US, EU importing potentially illegal wood from Brazil: report AFP 2/2/2021 AFP © Ricardo Oliveira Aerial view of logs of wood seized by the Amazon Military Police at the Manacapuru River in Manacupuru, Amazonas State, Brazil on July 16, 2020 US and EU firms are importing large amounts of wood potentially linked to illegal deforestation after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro s administration controversially lifted sanctions against the country s biggest flooring exporter, a report said Tuesday. The report, published by London-based environmental group Earthsight, said that Brazilian firm Indusparquet was thriving across the US and EU after being let off the hook by Bolsonaro s far-right government despite evidence apparently linking it to illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest.

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