Environmental Questions Dog Brazil's Farming Boom
A Brazilian official cites new protections and denies new wave of Amazon deforestation
A huge raft is loaded with confiscated wood in the Moju river, in Tailandia, Para, in northern Brazil, to be taken to Belen, the state capital. The Brazilian government launched a large-scale operation--code-named Arch of Fire-- in Para State, to control the deforestation. (Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images)









