Brazil’s opening of Amazon to mining sets off alarm

Until now, state-owned companies had a right to exploit the resources, but rarely did. Temer’s measure will open the door to private business.
Temer’s aim with the decree is not just to boost the industry but to bring control over activity that is already being performed by illegal miners who use destructive methods that poison the rivers with mercury.
read more... http://www.arabnews.com/node/1150511/world