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2007-03-28 | permalink
Brazil shuts down Cargill grain port on Amazon River, demands environmental assessment
Federal police and environmental agents on Saturday shut down a port that U.S. grain giant Cargill Inc. had opened on the Amazon River, saying the company had failed to provide an environmental impact statement required by law. Authorities closed Cargill"s grain terminal in Santarem, a sleepy city of 250,000 residents 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) northwest of Rio de Janeiro, following late Friday"s ruling by Judge Souza Prudente, according to police and the Agencia Estado news service.
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2007-03-28 | permalink
Brazil shuts down Cargill grain port on Amazon River, demands environmental assessment
Federal police and environmental agents on Saturday shut down a port that U.S. grain giant Cargill Inc. had opened on the Amazon River, saying the company had failed to provide an environmental impact statement required by law. Authorities closed Cargill"s grain terminal in Santarem, a sleepy city of 250,000 residents 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) northwest of Rio de Janeiro, following late Friday"s ruling by Judge Souza Prudente, according to police and the Agencia Estado news service.
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