Minister of the Environment Is The Target of Federal Police Operation after Complaints from Foreign

[Judi Lynn]

2. Brazil environment minister targeted in wood-smuggling probe

May 19, 2021
2:15 PM CDT
Environment

Lisandra Paraguassu Ricardo BritoJake Spring

4 minute read

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General view of a tract of the Amazon jungle which burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Apui, Amazonas State, Brazil August 11, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

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A growing chorus of environmental advocates and sustainability-focused investors have demanded that Salles be removed as minister for his efforts to roll back environmental protections in the country.

Last year, a video of a cabinet meeting showed Salles saying that the government should loosen environmental regulations while the public was distracted by COVID-19.

More:
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/brazil-police-investigate-potential-crimes-related-wood-exports-2021-05-19/