Amazonia . . 2nd December, 1999.
Brazil rainforests face new threat.
Proposed law would let landowners skirt cutting restrictions. We are trying to respond to such attempt with an instant reaction, also in collaboration with our colleagues from ISA, WWF and other groups. The amendment were passed in only six days and we have to stop this within the coming 2-3 days. We would like like to ask FOE groups to send to us a short message saying that you support such campaign and that we can add your signature to a document to circulate to all congressmen, that we hope to prepare with other NGOs. Yesterday, an agreement was reached in Congress to delay the vote on the proposed amendments until March or April, next year.