Reuters reveals Brazil’s Bolsonaro hikes environmental fines to protect Amazon rainforest
Reuters found that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to step up fines for environmental crimes, in a move […] The post Reuters reveals Brazil’s Bolsonaro hikes environmental fines to protect Amazon rainforest appeared first on Reuters News Agency.
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Reuters found that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to step up fines for environmental crimes, in a move to allow more aggressive protection of the Amazon rainforest. The decree raises the potential value of fines for falsifying documents to cover up illegal logging, clarifies heavier consequences for repeat environmental offenders and aims to reduce the backlog of fines pending collection.
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