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decreasing life quality for people.

The price of development at all costs

pushing for constant development,

blind clearance of forests for cattle ranching, oil drilling or soybean production.

Trade, the fuel of deforestation

part to the insatiable international demand for raw goods

Development activities in the Amazon

Brazil’s beef exports

linked to financial markets

Brazilian currency.

When the real devaluated, t

he price of beef in real approximately doubled, creating a huge incentive for ranchers to expand their pasture area.

the price of Brazilian beef in dollars fell,

Brazil’s exports more competitive on international markets