Brazil's federal police busted an illegal logging ring in Mato Grosso state.Brazil's federal police busted bust·ed adj. 1. Slang a. Smashed or broken: busted glass; a busted rib. b. Out of order; inoperable: a busted vending machine. 2. an illegal logging Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of national laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission or from a protected area; the cutting of ring in Mato Grosso Mato Grosso (mä`t  grô`s) [Port.,=thick forest], state (1996 pop. state. Arrests include illegal loggers and corrupt officials
working at the government's environmental protection institution in
charge of protecting the environment. Authorities were seeking to
question well over 100 people and at press time had made scores of
arrests.
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