Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands

Mongabay
Apr 11, 2023, 4:21 pm114 pts
SANTA ELENA DE UAIRÉN, Venezuela — Standing at the brink of a man-made canyon, Jhonny Pereira, a Brazilian-born mining boss, looks down at a dozen gold miners as they plough through piles of soil and rocks. They’re toiling in the Parkupi mine, in southern Venezuela, about 35 kilometers (about 22 miles)…

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