Ministry of the Environment illegally omits data about environmental crimes

According to an article by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, the federal government is illegally omitting data about areas that suffered embargoes because of environmental crimes. The information, which should be public, became unavailable after minister Salles determined changes in the Integrated Registration, Controlling and Tax Collection System (Sicafi). The Ministry of the Environment also erased historical data on fines and infractions applied by Ibama, the environmental control agency.