Brazil indicts 31 suspects in major Amazon carbon credit fraud scheme
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Summary
Brazil's Federal Police have indicted 31 suspects in a major carbon credit fraud scheme in the Amazon, marking the largest known criminal operation of its kind in the country. The investigation, called Operation Greenwashing, was launched following a journalist's report about fraudulent REDD+ carbon credit projects. The scheme involved fraud and land-grabbing in the Brazilian Amazon region.
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It is the largest known criminal operation involving carbon credit fraud to date in the nation
The police probe, called Operation Greenwashing, was launched following an investigation by Mongabay reporter Fernanda Wenzel published in May 2024
two REDD+ carbon credit projects that appeared to be fraudulent
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