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Brazilian federal police seize $165 mln in assets in crackdown on carbon credit crime -media

Published 21:44 on December 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:44 on December 10, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) on Monday executed arrest warrants and searches in several states, confiscating almost R$1 billion ($165 mln) in assets linked to the illegal sale of carbon credits from federal lands in the Amazon, according to local media sources.
Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) on Monday executed arrest warrants and searches in several states, confiscating almost R$1 billion ($165 mln) in assets linked to the illegal sale of carbon credits from federal lands in the Amazon, according to local media sources.


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