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Brazil's new leftist government attempts to crack down on illegal gold mining

More than half of Brazil's exported gold is believed to come from illegal mining which destroys the Amazon and Indigenous lands. The government is cracking down on a system ripe for abuse.

[Copyright 2023 NPR]

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