Brazilian would lift logging ban
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24/02/1999
Marcio Lacerda, who has taken over as president of the Brazilian government's Indian Foundation, has proposed lifting bans on logging and mining on Indian reservations so that Indians could derive revenue from these activities. Mr. Lacerda, a former senator and state deputy governor, was chosen to head the foundation, known as FUNAI. "Outright bans have resulted in smuggling and illegal mining" he was quoted as saying in O Estado de Sao Paulo.