Brazil cracks down on insurance covering illegally deforested farmland

Major insurers based in Japan and Europe among those offering crop insurance

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Parts of the Amazon rainforest are often deforested and burned to clear way for new farmland. © Reuters

SAO PAULO -- The Brazilian government will enact a comprehensive ban against insurance policies covering farmland cultivated in illegally deforested fields, in an effort to ensure the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.

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