Brazil’s Leader Faces Defining Decision on Bill Relaxing Protection of Forests

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Brazil’s Leader Faces Defining Decision on Bill Relaxing Protection of Forests [1]

President Dilma Rousseff is facing one of the defining moments of her presidency as pressure builds on her to veto a bill that would open vast protected areas of forests to ranching and farming, po

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17/05/2012

Author(s): Simon Romero [2]

Source: New York Times (New York) [3]

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