#62 Blairo Maggi
Governor
Mato Grasso
Brazil
Age: 53
Most powerful man in agriculture, eco-villain turned hero. Governor of Amazonian state Mato Grasso also owns world's largest soybean producer. Helped make soy Brazil's No. 1 export; accused of tearing down rainforest, awarded Greenpeace's "Golden Chainsaw Award" in 2005. About face: currying favor of environmentalists by dramatically slowing deforestation rates, taking on loggers; lobbying hard for carbon compensation market to keep farmers from cutting down forest while reaping tax revenue for his state.
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