Could UK firms' threatened Brazil boycott trigger rethink on Amazon land-grab bill?

Michael Holder
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Major supermarkets, food suppliers, and investors once again urge Brazil's government to withdraw proposed law they warn could exacerbate rainforest destruction

A group of major retailers, brands, suppliers, and investors representing swathes of the UK food supply chain have once again threatened to boycott Brazilian agricultural products unless its government...

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