Under maranhao state law, it is illegal to cut down babassu palm trees.

maranhao州法律规定，砍伐巴巴苏棕榈树是违法行为。

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Worst-hit is the state of Maranhao along the Atlantic coast and south of the mouth of the Amazon river.

受灾最严重地区是位于亚马逊河口南部和大西洋沿岸的马拉尼昂州。

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The fear now is that diseases could start to spread, says the BBC's Gary Duffy in the town of Bacabal, Maranhao state.

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Earlier in the week, Chagas, a bicycle mechanic, told the court in the state of Maranhao that he had strangled Jonathan - but he denied hitting him, raping him, or mutilating his body.

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IR Not only did you move Minas Gerais at least 1, 000km (620 miles) north on the map of Brazil, but you also generously gave that landlocked state a good chunk of the Atlantic coast that rightfully belongs to the state of Maranhao.

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