Brazil police probe environment minister over timber exports
Brazil s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles walks away after speaking with reporters in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Brazilâs Federal Police on Wednesday carried out searches to investigate whether key figures within the Environment Ministry, including Salles, facilitated illegal timber exports to the U.S. and Europe. ?(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) May 19, 2021 - 11:36 AM
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) â Brazil s Federal Police on Wednesday carried out searches to investigate whether Environment Minister Ricardo Salles and other key figures within the ministry facilitated illegal timber exports to the U.S. and Europe.
The Supreme Court authorized the search of nearly three dozen locations in Sao Paulo state, the Amazonian state of Para and Brazil s federal district, according to a police statement.
Brazil police probe environment minister over timber exports
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