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Brazil police launch timber-trafficking investigation of Environment Minister Ricardo Salles

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million) in “extremely atypical financial transactions” involving a law firm where Salles is a stakeholder. . “Operation Akuanduba”—named for the indigenous deity Akuanduba —formally began in January, when the Federal Police had reported the suspicious existence of $14.2 million reais (USD $2.7

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

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Plaintiffs, including the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF), argued that the state law was preempted by federal immigration law. The injunction reflects the courts cautious approach to balancing state and federal authority in immigration enforcement. unlawfully.

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