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Brazil President Rousseff vetoes parts of forest law (BBC)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vetoed parts of a controversial bill which regulates how much land farmers must preserve as forest.
Among the 12 articles which President Rousseff rejected is an amnesty for illegal loggers.
Brazil's farmers' lobby had argued that an easing of environmental restrictions would promote food production.
Environmentalists oppose the law, which the say will lead to further destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
The bill was approved by the Brazilian Congress a month ago. Environmentalists had urged President Rousseff to veto the entire bill.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18213892
