RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vice-President Hamilton Mourão said on Wednesday, February 10th, that 70% of environmental crimes in the Amazon region occur in 11 municipalities, located in four states, and that these will be the government's priority areas for inspection in the region after the Armed Forces' military operations are completed on April 30th.
Mourão addressed the operations in an interview after chairing a National Amazon Council meeting. The Vice-President heads the entity, re-designed a year ago by President Jair Bolsonaro in an attempt to tackle criticism of his environmental policy both in Brazil . . .
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