r/worldnews - Brazil beef giants linked to illegal Amazon deforestation: Brazil’s biggest beef companies have been directly linked to more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of illegal deforestation in the Amazon state of Pará.

Here's a link (PDF) to the source investigation by the NGO Global Witness. It's very thorough and incredible work and covers much more than the posted article does. via Pocket https://ift.tt/3gKRstS