Brazil Judge Grants Injunction Against Soy Moratorium Suspension
A Brazilian federal judge granted an injunction on Monday temporarily suspending a decision from antitrust watchdog CADE that had ordered grain traders in the world's largest soy exporter halt their so-called "soy moratorium" program.
The two-decade-old private pact was created to protect the Amazon rainforest by barring soybean traders from buying from farmers who cleared land there after July 2008.
CADE's general superintendent last week gave grain traders 10 days to suspend the soy moratorium or face fines, as the watchdog called for a...
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