Article 49025 Brazil environment minister's dismissal of slain Amazon defender stirs outrage

Brazil environment minister's dismissal of slain Amazon defender stirs outrage

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Reuters in Sāo Paulo
from Environment | The Guardian on (#49025)

Ricardo Salles' comments fuel criticism of administration's stance, which environmentalists say is excessively pro-business

Brazilian environmental groups have blasted Jair Bolsonaro's environment minister after he dismissed the murdered Amazon rain forest defender Chico Mendes as "irrelevant".

Related: Climate change a 'secondary' issue, says Brazil's environment minister

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