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Gold Laundering Scheme Worth $2 Billion Evades Brazil’s Amazon Mining Crackdown

Illegal gold miners in Brazil's Amazon are using small-scale permits to launder billions in illicit gold, circumventing a government crackdown on new mining areas.

By Eleanor Shaw

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Gold Laundering Scheme Worth $2 Billion Evades Brazil’s Amazon Mining Crackdown
Illustration — BRZ.news

Illegal gold miners in Brazil's Amazon are using small-scale permits to launder billions in illicit gold, circumventing a government crackdown on new mining areas.

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