Brazil: Inspection of wood transport in Mato Grosso State

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Representatives of the Center for Timber Producers and Exporters of State of Mato Grosso (CIPEM) recently met with the Brazilian Federal Highway Police (PRF) to discuss current procedures for inspection of forest products being transported by road in the state of Mato Grosso.

The meeting was prompted after several cases where timber had been seized on suspicion of illegality only to be proven to be legal. The problem, according to the Timber Industry Union of Northern Mato Grosso (SINDUSMAD), is not that cargoes are held but that the process to release the trucks is slow and results in financial losses for companies as delivery dates cannot be kept.

SINDUSMAD reported that members had discovered that seized trucks with timber were not secure and pilfering of the timber often occurred. In order to resolve these problems, the establishment of a committee composed of CIPEM representatives to assist PRF in improving the inspection procedures has been proposed.

Another proposal made at the meeting was to conduct immediate audits on seized timber suspected of being illegal before the police ‘infraction report’ is issued because once an ‘infraction report’ is issued it can take from three to six months to clear the paper work and release the truck and timber.

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