Ethnic groups have been holding protests since April across the regionFrom AFP:
LIMA (AFP) — Peruvian lawmakers suspended a controversial law that eased restrictions on lumber harvesting in the Amazon rain forest, days after it sparked clashes between police and indigenous protesters, killing dozens of people.
The legislature agreed by a 59 to 49 vote to suspend Decree 1090 -- dubbed the "Law of the Jungle" -- that covers forestry and fauna in Peru's northeastern Amazon rain forest, said Javier Velasquez, the head of Peru's single-chamber Congress.
A decree related to governing private investment also was suspended.
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Controversial Peruvian land law suspended -- CNN
Disputed Peru land laws suspended -- BBC
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The legislature agreed by a 59 to 49 vote to suspend Decree 1090 -- dubbed the "Law of the Jungle" -- that covers forestry and fauna in Peru's northeastern Amazon rain forest, said Javier Velasquez, the head of Peru's single-chamber Congress.
A decree related to governing private investment also was suspended.
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Controversial Peruvian land law suspended -- CNN
Disputed Peru land laws suspended -- BBC
Law that Spurred Peru Unrest Suspe
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Controversial Peruvian land law suspended -- CNN
Disputed Peru land laws suspended -- BBC
Law that Spurred Peru Unrest Suspended for 90 Days -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Nuria Garcia: Let this violence mark the end of decades of discrimination -- The Independent
Peru Congress suspends decrees that upset Indians -- AP
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Controversial Peruvian land law suspended -- CNN
Disputed Peru land laws suspended -- BBC
Law that Spurred Peru Unrest Suspended for 90 Days -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Nuria Garcia: Let this violence mark the end of decades of discrimination -- The Independent
Peru Congress suspends decrees that upset Indians -- AP