Brazil's federal police and environmental protection agency Ibama have repatriated native parrots and monkeys suspected of having been illegally trafficked to Togo, the force said.

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Brazil's federal police and environmental protection agency Ibama have repatriated native parrots and monkeys suspected of having been illegally trafficked to Togo, the force said. The animals arrived ...

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police and environmental protection agency Ibama have repatriated native parrots and monkeys suspected of having been illegally trafficked to Togo ...