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A judge in Brazil has ruled that two beef slaughterhouses, Distriboi and Frigon, along with three cattle ranchers, must pay $764,000 for environmental damages linked to illegal cattle purchases from a deforested area of the Amazon. This is the first verdict in several lawsuits targeting slaughterhouses accused of contributing to deforestation in Rondonia, which is severely affected by cattle farming. The penalty includes funding reforestation efforts for 232 hectares of land, and highlights the illegal practices that have endangered protected rainforest regions.
Source: YAHOO