New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Brasilia - Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed into law a contentious measure aimed at simplifying environmental licensing procedures, while simultaneously gutting much of the pro-agribusiness content in what critics had labeled a "green light for destruction" bill. The legislation, originally crafted with heavy input from Brazil's powerful rural caucus, promised sweeping [.]

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