British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
“We believe that it would also put at risk the ability of organisations such as ours to continue sourcing from Brazil in the future,” the letter said. The proposal before Congress – known as “land regularization” by the agriculture lobby and “the land speculation law” by environmentalists – will make it easier for those that settled on public land historically to obtain deeds for their properties, under certain circumstances.
Amazon research institute Imazon estimates the bill would hasten the deforestation of 11,000-16,000 square kilometres .
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