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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Rousseff Said to Weigh Veto on Amnesty to Amazon Logging

Rousseff Said to Weigh Veto on Amnesty to Amazon Logging: "Senator Katia Abreu, head of the National Agriculture Confederation, said earlier this month the legislation won't lead to more deforestation in Brazil, where 61 percent of the land is still 'entirely preserved.' The Senate will pass the bill 'without difficulties' because hearings on the legislation have already begun in the upper house, she told reporters in Brasilia yesterday.

'We have to solve this problem, 95 percent of Brazilian farmers are not allowed to obtain financing because the law is outdated,' Abreu said. 'This legal insecurity affects one- third of Brazilian jobs, one-third of gross domestic product and almost 40 percent of our exports.'"

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