Brazil eases rules on conserving Amazon rainforest (BBC) {WTF!!}

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Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has voted to ease restrictions on the amount of land farmers must preserve as forest.

The amended law also grants some amnesties for previous deforestation.

Supporters say Brazil needs land to boost agricultural production, while environmentalists say destruction of the Amazon rainforest will increase.

Wrangling over the final bill is likely, as Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff indicated she would veto any bill that contained an amnesty.

After months of at times acrimonious debate, the Chamber of Deputies voted to overhaul the Forest Code, as the legislation is known.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13538578




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[hatrack]

1. "Hand me that cyanide capsule, will ya?"

"I want to have something for backup in case the noose doesn't hold when I kick the chair away, and you know that they don't make plastic bags the way they used to."

[fascisthunter]

2. idiots

[phantom power]

3. hey, why settle for the lesser evil?

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