Exclusive: US aims to sanction Brazilian loggers, adding teeth to fight against climate change

Exclusive: US aims to sanction Brazilian loggers, adding teeth to fight against climate change

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to crack down on environmental criminals responsible for growing deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon, using sanctions such as the Magnitsky sanctions to fight climate change more aggressively, Reuters has been told. Reuters US sources and officials. The plan represents a major shift in Washington’s …

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