Indigenous leader calls for EU action against firms over Brazil deforestation

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PARIS: The European Union should consider sanctions for companies that source materials from protected Brazilian forest reservations and native ...

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PARIS: The European Union should consider sanctions for companies that source materials from protected Brazilian forest reservations and native lands, an indigenous community representative said.

"Also, it must enable them to sanction companies that buy and get their supplies from conflict zones," she added. Illegal loggers shot dead a young member of the protected Guajajara tribe in Brazil this month, increasing worldwide concerns over the government's environmental record and its dealings with indigenous communities.Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who took office earlier this year, has vowed to open up protected lands to economic development, leading campaigners to warn of a looming crisis in the face of increased invasions by armed loggers.

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