Oct 29 2024ENVIRONMENT
Brazil Cracks Down on Meat Companies for Buying Cattle from Illegal Deforested Land
In a surprising move, Brazil's environmental agency has slapped fines totaling $64 million on 23 meatpacking companies. The fines are for buying and selling cattle that were raised on deforested land in the Amazon, an area where raising cattle is a major cause of deforestation. Over 18, 000 cattle w
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