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Sunday, April 16, 2023

Brazil urges international action against illegal gold trade


Brazilian authorities say they have dismantled almost 300 camps on Yanomami land, where about 20,000 miners had entered, with military operations seizing boats, planes and equipment. Alongside the pollution of rivers with mercury, used to extract gold ore, locals have complained of harassment and sexual abuse by trespassers.

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