The Brazilian government has seized assets amounting to 95.6 million reals (approximately 19 million dollars) from businesses and individuals implicated in Amazon deforestation. This move aims to ensure they pay for their environmental offenses. This groundbreaking action, reported by the Attorney General’s Office, was sanctioned by the judiciary in the northern Amazon states of Pará […]
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