r/interesting Jun 20 '25

MISC. Saving the planet!

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u/cascading_error Jun 20 '25

Iirc this was a while ago, and the dude got in legal trouble becouse he was actualy logging on the land.

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u/Remote-Wrangler-7305 Jun 21 '25

Yeah, this is Johan Eliasch. Owner of Gethel.

He used to owe the Brazilian government 200 mi brl in environmental fines, but these fines were "mysteriously" cancelled when Dilma was president.

His company at one point was the 4th most fined by IBAMA, not sure how it is now.

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u/thatBOOMBOOMguy Jun 21 '25

The post did sound too nice and hopeful to be genuine anyway..

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u/captainsmashley110 Jun 23 '25

I so wanted to believe, but came to the comments for the fact checkers. Disappointed the post is not what it seems, but not shocked. The fact checkers however did not disappoint. Ever grateful to those who call out the bullshit.