Marina Silva's Resignation to Brazil Environmental Ministry: Causes Start Emerging

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Photo: Former Brazilian Environmental Minister Marina Silva talks about his resignation in a press conference. (Picture credit: Joedson Alves/AFP/Getty Images.) Former Brazilian Environmental Minister Marina Silva has finally pointed the finger at someone as one of the causes of her resignation last Tuesday: Blairo Maggi, one of the world's biggest soy producers and governor of the Mato Grosso State. According to Pagina 12 newspaper, Silva said Maggi has made a fortune depredating the jungle three decades ago, when there were no environmental laws that defended the territory. At the same time, Maggi's St...

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