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Brazil loses 24 trees per second in 2020 as deforestation alerts explode – report

RT Staff Reporters -
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Expert report points out that satellite warnings of tree fellings increased 30% in 2020; however, IBAMA has inspected virtually none of them. IBAMA, the Brazilian environmental enforcement agency, has failed to attend to virtually all...
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Brazil group sues Norwegian Norsk Hydro over alleged pollution

Latin America News -
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro over alleged toxic waste pollution in northern Brazil. The lawsuit has been brought by a group of communities...
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