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Brazil Court okays search warrants against Environment Minister in logging probe Reuters 5 hrs ago
BRASILIA, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazil s Supreme Court has authorized a police search warrant against Environment Minister Ricardo Salles in a wood smuggling probe, also allowing investigators to access his bank and tax records, according to the text of the ruling seen by Reuters.
The Supreme Court also ruled that nine environment officials would be temporarily removed from their jobs, including the head of the Ibama environmental enforcement agency, Eduardo Bim. Bim and Salles did not immediately respond to requests for comment. (Reporting by Ricardo Brito Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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Brazil environment minister probed over alleged illegal timber exports 2 minutes read
Brasilia, May 19 (EFE).- Brazil’s Federal Police launched an operation Wednesday to determine whether Environment Minister Ricardo Salles and other authorities facilitated illegal timber exports to Europe and the United States.
“The (alleged) participation of public officials and business leaders in the timber sector is being investigated over timber export process irregularities,” the Federal Police said of its Operation Akuanduba in this capital, the southeastern state of Sao Paulo and the northwestern states of Para and Amazonas.
A total of 160 federal agents are carrying out 35 court-ordered search warrants as part of the operation, named after the deity of the Araras indigenous group.