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Buying a new car? That'll be 20 trees, please.

When we mention Brazil, we're usually speaking about their aggressive ethanol (alcoól) policy or their availability of flex-fuel cars. But today we're speaking about a creative proposition: The Brazilian Câmara dos Deputados is discussing a bill which will make planting trees mandatory as a means of paying fees for certain legal proceedings. Which ones? Getting married, getting a divorce, buying a new car or trading estate. For example, if you want to get married, you would have to pay to plant 10 trees (25 if you later need a ... Read more →

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