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Brazil: New Forestry Code Approved in Chamber of Deputies

Written byJoão Miguel Lima
Translated byJoão Miguel Lima

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Translation posted 26 May 2011 0:09 GMT

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the controversial new Forestry Code with 410 votes against 63 in an open session. As citizens knew each deputy's choice [pt], they used Twitter to regret the support for the ruralist project, as well as to mourn the murder of the forest defender Zé Cláudio Ribeiro.

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Written byJoão Miguel Lima
Translated byJoão Miguel Lima

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