Brasilien

[Schneemann]

Brazil Congress again delays vote on key forest law

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has again postponed a vote on controversial changes that would ease a key law on forest protection.

After a marathon 12-hour debate that saw renewed splits over the proposals, the vote was put off until next week. The Forest Code currently requires that 80% of a landholding in the Amazon remain forest, 20% in other areas.

Proponents of change say the law impedes economic development and Brazil must open more land for agriculture. Brazil's Forest Code, enacted in 1934 and subsequently amended in 1965, sets out how much of his land a farmer can deforest.

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