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miscellaneous-bs t1_j5okzx6 wrote

Reply to comment by rocketmallu in Brazil's Lula appoints Indigenous ministers to reverse Amazon deforestation by loggiews

The US isn't the primary driver of deforestation in Brazil.

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rocketmallu t1_j5poj5a wrote

Not directly no, but a majority of the deforestation is due to cattle ranchers who export beef to the US.

Ending deforestation in the Amazon threatens the American way of life,v and reduces American’s freedom to consume beef

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bay_duck_88 t1_j5qdau4 wrote

Nearly all the beef consumed in the US comes from domestic cows. It’s Europe that eats the Amazonian beef.

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