Report reveals widespread use of smuggled mercury in Amazon gold mining

Mongabay
Jul 17, 2024, 9:16 am377 pts
The return in 2023 of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Brazil’s presidency marked a significant setback for illegal gold mining in the Amazon. During Lula’s first year in office, the federal environmental agency, IBAMA, destroyed 600 dredgers used to churn up riverbeds in search of gold, and 150 backhoe…

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