Mass agents discharges at Ibama

The Minister of the Environment exonerated 21 out of 27 regional inspectors from the main environmental controlling agency in Brazil, Ibama. The regional inspectors act as supervisory bodies at the state level, leading inspections and applying fines but also preventing and responding to environmental emergencies - such as forest fires. In over 30 years of Ibama’s existence, this was the largest collective change of leadership at the institution. The names of the new supervisors were not revealed immediately.