Brazil Central Bank Director Says Environment Key for Investment

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Brazil must come up with a clear strategy to prevent environmental crimes in the Amazon or risk losinginternational investments, according to a central bank director.The warning by Fernanda Nechio, the central bank’s director for international affairs, comes on the heelsof a call for action on the environment made by international fund managers who oversee about $3.7trillion in assets. In a letter sent to the government last month, they said Brazil’s failure to protect itsforests could force them to reconsider investments in the country.