Even so, Mr Minc has already picked a fight with Blairo Maggi, the governor of Mato Grosso and one of the world's largest soya farmers.

尽管如此，Minc先生已经挑起了与Blairo Maggi(马托格罗索州州长及世界上最大的大豆农场主)的一场战斗。

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Minc said that Lula will veto Congress passed last month in a climate bill in three terms, while retaining the emission reduction targets.

明克称，卢拉将否决国会上个月通过的一份气候法案中的三个条款，但保留减排目标。

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Citing problems in carrying out her job, Ms Silva resigned in 2008, being replaced by the pragmatic environmentalist Carlos Minc.

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"Combine a weather event and environmental irresponsibility and the sum equals a tragedy, " said Carlos Minc, Rio de Janeiro's environment minister.

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Minc said he wants to stop construction of homes in high-risk areas, such as river banks or steep mountain slopes -- a practice that he said was encouraged by previous governments.

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