Brazil’s government announced an augmentation in security forces in the Amazon region to counteract organized crime, encompassing environmental offenses, drug and arms trafficking. This decision was disclosed by Flávio Dino, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, during the inaugural Environmental Judicial Summit in Belém, the capital city of the state of Pará. This is […]
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