The agricultural sector wants to keep fighting environmental legislation. It might seem stupid, but even though Rio Grande do Sul has lost about 50% of this ye

The agricultural sector wants to keep fighting environmental legislation. It might seem stupid, but even though Rio Grande do Sul has lost about 50% of this year's soy harvest, you can be sure that farmers will be bailed out by the government. And so if you put the blame on anything other than the degradation of the environment, you can keep justifying chopping down more forests right up to the margins of rivers.