Evidently Edgardo Russo directly authorized the deforestation. Did he get the go ahead from Garcia or did he go beyond the intent of the permit Merly signed? The first paragraph of the VHeadline article is unclear as to how deeply Garcia is involved.

Maybe I'm grasping at straws, but I hope the pig and her husband overplayed their hand and that Merly has friends in high places ( aka Rodolfo Sanz) who can intercede in her behalf, discredit the pair, get Chavez to fire Ortega and convince her husband to retire and make Garcia the environmental minister.

By the way, I wonder if Edgardo Russo is a relative of Dan Russo?