Brazil Set to Violate Three International Environmental Treaties in Sinking PCB-Laden Aircraft Carrier in the Atlantic
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Source: https://conta.cc/3HKvCpE
Brussels, Belgium. January 31, 2023. As feared by the coalition of environmental and labour rights NGOs following the fate of the former aircraft carrier SÃO PAULO, the Brazilian Navy has seized the massive 265 meter-long ship and announced the intention to sink it in the Atlantic, instead of allowing it to be recycled as initially planned just a few months ago when it was sold to a Turkish breaking yard.