Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SATURDAY, December 4, 1993 TAG: 9312040004 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-7 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: Associated Press DATELINE: BRASILIA, BRAZIL LENGTH: Short
Franco's policy met with immediate opposition from leaders in Amazon states, who called for more mining and forestry.
Franco's new policy is his first regarding long-term Amazon development that takes environmental protection into account.
Environmentalists have attacked the government for spending huge sums on dams, bridges and roads that destroyed the rain forest, then fell into disrepair.
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