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Brazil’s Largest Mafia Is Entering Politics. The Government Must Act.
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Brazil’s wildcat mining is deeply rooted in its politics and thirst for minerals
Politics tamfitronics Brazil has had a long history of gold mining, going all the way back to the Portuguese empire. In the 1970s, as the country opened its forests for migration, many families headed for the recently discovered gold fields in Carajás, Tapajós, Roraima, Madre de Dios and the Guiana Coast and started exploring them, with support by governments.Wildcat miners or garimpeiros extract ‘free gold’ from secondary deposits using placer-mining technology. Gold-bearing mineral formations typically are classified as primary (hard-rock) or...
News24 | ‘It’s not OK’: Brazil’s president Lula slammed after joking about violence against women
Top Stories Tamfitronics Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during the signing of the new law increasing the annual adjustment of the minimum wage at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on 28 August 2023. (Evaristo SA/AFP) ...
