Televised raid on illegal Amazon mining angers Brazil government, leads to sacking
2020-04-14 21:27
Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has fired the country's top environmental enforcement officer, according to a government notice published on Tuesday, after a news program broadcast a dramatic raid on illegal mining in the Amazon rainforest.
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