Published 09/06/2024 3:11:00 p.m.

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A Judge in Rondonia, Brazil, found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from a protected rainforest area and ordered them to pay $764,000 for environmental damage.
This ruling is the first among many lawsuits seeking damages for slaughterhouses allegedly trading cattle raised illegally in Jaci-Parana.
The total penalty includes $453,000 to reforest 232 hectares of pasture, benefiting from illegal deforestation activities.

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Associated Press News

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation - Seymour Tribune

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A judge in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from a protected area of former rainforest in the Amazon and ordered them, along with three cattle ranchers, to pay a total of $764,000 for causing environmental damage, according to the decision issued Wednesday. Cattle raising drives Amazon deforestation. The companies Distriboi and Frigon and the ranchers may appeal. I…

09/05/2024 10:55:03 p.m.·United States

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abc News

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

09/05/2024 10:55:03 p.m.·United States

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The Washington Post

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

09/05/2024 10:55:44 p.m.

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KVIA

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal. Raising cattle on protected land is a major source of deforestation. The companies Distriboi and Irmãos Gonçalves were convicted to pay compensation for environmental damages. They can appeal the decision. The post …

09/05/2024 11:00:44 p.m.·Panama City, United States

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Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A judge in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from a protected area of former rainforest in the Amazon.

09/05/2024 11:01:39 p.m.·Flin Flon, Canada

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