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Brazilian Lawmakers Approve Bill Limiting Enforcement Against Illegal Deforestation
Key takeaways
- One of the bills limits the authority of Brazilian environmental agencies by banning the use of remote technologies, such as satellite imagery, to impose embargoes and fines for illegal deforestation.
- Rural lawmakers argue that the method contains flaws and unfairly punishes farmers.
- The bills will now move to the Senate and, if approved, will be sent to the executive branch for sanction or veto.
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One of the bills limits the authority of Brazilian environmental agencies by banning the use of remote technologies, such as satellite imagery, to impose embargoes and fines for illegal deforestation.
The measure is a reaction from the agribusiness sector to Operation Maravalha, which seized 15,000 cubic meters of illegal timber and imposed R$110 million ($22 million) in fines in Pará state, in northern Brazil, in recent months using technological monitoring tools.
Rural lawmakers argue that the method contains flaws and unfairly punishes farmers. Environment Minister João Paulo Capobianco, however, described the initiative as a "steamroller."
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