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Proposal to scale back Brazilian forest code advances

A special congressional commission approved a proposal to scale back Brazil’s forest code on Tuesday, making way for a broader discussion about agriculture and rural development in the Amazon and beyond. “Ruralistas” and the agricultural community argued for additional flexibility and leniency in order to make way for orderly development, overcoming opposition from scientists and environmentalists who say the changes are ill-advised and unnecessary. But the debate is only getting started. 

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