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Story summary
- Calls to overturn the Amazon Soy Moratorium, which bans soy from land cleared after 2008, grow, risking higher deforestation if overturned.
- The moratorium has reduced deforestation, but critics say it limits competition and development.
- The United Kingdom relies on Brazilian soy for animal feed; major UK food companies back the moratorium for deforestation-free supply chains.
- Some Brazilian farmers challenge the ban, and the Brazilian government remains divided on its implications.
