The Brazil government green watchdog
Jhama is all set to haul up
nvironmental offenders. In
an agressive move to end its
ofic financial problems
pt people to observe
ugunental laws, lhama
loonched Operation
&F. The aim is to clear
Me becidog of cases
collect unpaid fines,
which anuount to around
0f $441 million.
In the last 2 months,
Jhama offices around Brazil
Have zeroed in on 115,000
dwugh the organisation
a bdicres the total
11 be I WOO. Of these
0 adhoiders will have to
eut fines worth us $88
too - only a tenth of
had been collected.
Ibama sources say that
poicy hopes to recoup
woomieder by the end of the year.
Fog the fin of environmental
id crimes in Brazil
are illegal history, use of
so a fuel by industries
domping of toxic substance
and illegal mining.
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