date:Apr 16, 2013
Brazilian prosecutors are seeking to fine 26 beef producers a total of $282 million for buying cattle raised in illegally deforested Amazon areas or on indigenous reservations, the federal prosecution service said on Monday.
The list included one major Brazilian food producer - Brasil Foods - which faces fines totaling 17.6 million ($8.90 million), over accusations that it bought 1,762 cattle reared on illegally-cleared land in Mato Grosso state.
About half those alleged purchases were made by