Brazil corporations urge action on illegal logging in Amazon

Dozens of Brazilian corporations are calling for a crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, expressing their concerns in a letter Tuesday to the vice president, who heads the government's council on that region.The letter to Gen. Hamilton Mourão said the country's business interests are being hurt by the "negative perception of Brazil’s image abroad in relation to socio-environmental issues in the Amazon.”It was also sent to Brazil’s prosecutor general and