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Brazil environment minister to step down in March

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Brazil Announces Plan to Slow Amazon Deforestation by 70% - Treehugger
US sees progress with Brazil on climate talks - Reuters


Brazil environment minister to step down in March - Reuters
Excerpt:
"Minc, who made many enemies in politics and business trying to impose stricter environmental regulations, is one of the first in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's cabinet to announce his departure.


The co-founder of the Green Party in Brazil will run for deputy in the Rio de Janeiro state legislature where he had served as a deputy for the past two decades.

"He thinks that's where he can be most effective in bringing about change," his spokesman told Reuters."