"Greenpeace gives Golden Chainsaw to Brazil Tycoon"

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:52 PM
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"Greenpeace gives Golden Chainsaw to Brazil Tycoon"

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian agriculture tycoon Blairo Maggi, the world's largest soy producer, has been voted winner of environmental group Greenpeace's first Golden Chainsaw award for contributing to Amazon destruction.

Maggi, who is also governor of Mato Grosso state, secured 10,348 votes out of 27,849 cast in an Internet poll, Greenpeace said on its Web site on Monday. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was runner-up with 7,314 votes.

Comedians from the Brazilian show "Panic on TV" had tried to present the award to Maggi at a school in Mato Grosso but they were removed by security, Greenpeace said.

http://reuters.iwon.com/article/20050621/2005-06-21T123312Z_01_N20526032_RTRIDST_0_ODD-ENVIRONMENT-CHAINSAW-DC.html

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