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On the recordSeptember 26, 2022
And that specific actual information came from the Peruvian environmental authority. After that, as you know, a coffin was carried through Iquitos with his name on it, and he was eventually fired by the Peruvians.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett discusses the consequences faced by a Peruvian official over timber export issues.

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