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Chaules Volban Pozzebon
Chaules Volban Pozzebon (born 1982, Capanema) is a Brazilian entrepreneur and leader of a criminal organization involved in illegal logging and extortion, Pozzebon was identified as the owner of 120 sawmills throughout the Northern region of the country, earning him the nickname 'the largest deforester in Brazil'. He was arrested during the ''Deforest Operation'' conducted by the Federal Police, which resulted in his sentence of 99 years in prison. Life Chaules was born in Capanema, in Paraná, in 1982. He moved to Ariquemes, in Rondônia, in the early 2000s, and soon entered the lumber industry. He owned several companies in his name, some in partnership with family members, including his mother Maria Salete Pozzebon and his son Igor José Teixeira Pozzebon, while others were maintained by Chaules through ' laranjas' (straw men), such as Djyeison de Oliveira, José Socorro Melo de Castro, and Marcelo Campos Berg, all entrepreneurs who had their own legal issues. Criminal activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capanema (Paraná)
Capanema may refer to: *Capanema, Pará Capanema, Pará is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. '' 'Capanema is a municipality in the state of Pará. It is located at a latitude 01 ° 11'45 "South and longitude 47 ° 10'51" west, with an altitude of 24 ..., Northern region of Brazil * Capanema, Paraná, South Region of Brazil * Capanema River {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illegal Logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a protected area; the cutting down of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits. Illegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues such as deforestation, soil erosion and biodiversity loss which can drive larger-scale environmental crises such as climate change and other forms of environmental degradation. Illegality may also occur during transport, such as illegal processing and export (through smuggling, fraudulent declaration to customs); the tax avoidance, avoidance of taxes and other charges, and fraudulent certification. These acts are often referred to as "wood laundering". Illegal logging is driven by a number of economic forces, such as demand for raw materials, land grabbing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Region Of Brazil
The North Region of Brazil ( ) is the largest region of Brazil, accounting for 45.27% of the national territory. It has the second-lowest population of any region in the country, and accounts for a minor percentage of the national GDP. The region is slightly larger than India and slightly smaller than the whole European Union. It comprises the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins. It has the lowest population density out of all the regions of Brazil, with only 4.5 inhabitants per km2. Most of the population is centered in urban areas. Belém International Airport and Manaus International Airport connect the North Region with many Brazilian cities and also operate some international flights. The region is home to the Federal University of Amazonas and the Federal University of Pará, among others. History The first inhabitants of the North Region, as in the rest of Brazil, were the Native Brazilians, who shared a diverse number of tribes an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
