VOICED: Polemica ley forestal en Brasil

The video discusses a controversial forest law in Brazil that poses a threat to the Amazon rainforest. Environmentalists criticize the law for reducing reforestation requirements and granting amnesty to illegal deforesters, urging a presidential veto. The agricultural sector supports the law, citing the need for expanded agricultural land to ensure food security. The law maintains an 80% vegetation preservation requirement in the Amazon but is expected to have negative environmental impacts. Brazil is a major emitter of greenhouse gases, primarily due to deforestation.

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