Two Brazilian journalists and a fisherfolk have been sentenced to two years of imprisonment for chasing and ramming a right whale and her calf five years ago. The case was the first to be filed under the Cetacean Protection Law passed in 1987 that forbids killing and harassment of any whale or dolphin in waters under Brazilian jurisdiction. Environmentalists believe that the court's decision is likely to ensure strict interpretation of the law in future. In September 1995, journalists Roberto Salum and Jo
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/brazil-1
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dolphin
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/whales
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
