Brazil court upholds suspension of forest reduction for Ferrograo grain railway
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld the suspension pending studies of a government plan to reduce a forest conservatio...
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The railway, which stretches almost 1,000 kilometer (621.37 miles) and is considered strategic to move soybeans and corn more efficiently to export markets, would reduce reliance on roads but also affect local communities in northern Brazilian states like Mato Grosso and Para. Indigenous Kayapo communities who live near the park welcomed the decision after demonstrators at the court on Wednesday carried signs urging it to declare the decree unconstitutional and consult with indigenous communities.
Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld the suspension pending studies of a government plan to reduce a forest conservation park in the Amazon to allow for the building of a controversial railway to carry grains to northern ports.