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Investigation: Illegal sale and purchase of Amazon forest land on Facebook revealed

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LEOFFREITAS learned that parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are being sold illegally on Facebook. The protected areas in Brazil include its national forests and the land that has been set aside for its ancient inhabitants.       Some of the plots or plots of land that are being put up for sale in advertisements posted on Facebook are larger than a thousand football fields.   Facebook says it is "ready to work with local authorities" but will not take any action to stop the business on its own.   "Our business site requires buyers and sellers to abide by the rules and regulations," according to the world's largest technology company based in the US state of California.       BRASIL2 The forests of the Amazon, known as the lungs of the world, are being destroyed.   However, a representative of one of Amazon's ancient communities has called on Facebook to take further action.   Advertising companies, on the other hand, claim that the Brazilian government