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EXCLUSIVE U.S. aims to sanction Brazil deforesters, adding bite to climate fight

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The United States is looking to crack down on environmental criminals behind surging deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, using penalties such as Magnitsky sanctions to tackle climate change more aggressively, U.S. sources and officials told Reuters.

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