The European Commission’s Trade Sustainability Impact Assessments: A Critical Review Tilis 2 years ago Single tree in a soy field next to rainforest, south of Santarem and along the road BR163. Cutting through the Brazilian Amazon from north to south over a vast distance of 1700 km is a federal highway called the BR 163. For the past 20 years the highway has been one of the major drivers of deforestation in the region. https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-eu-unit-stateless/2022/05/20220511-RP-EU-trade-deal-sustainability-impact-assessments.pdf