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Brazil urges EU to suspend 'punitive' anti-deforestation law
Brazil urges EU to suspend 'punitive' anti-deforestation law
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Brazil said Thursday it has urged the EU to suspend the implementation of a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, describing the new rules as "punitive". Brazil said it considered the legislation "a unilateral and punitive instrument that disregards national laws on combating deforestation", adding it increased production and export costs especially for smallholders.