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Gold Laundering Scheme Worth $2 Billion Evades Brazil’s Amazon Mining Crackdown
PROPolitics• 1h ago

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.

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutors Demand TikTok Remove 108 Ads for Mercury Fueling Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon
Tech• Sep 04

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutors Demand TikTok Remove 108 Ads for Mercury Fueling Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon

Brazil's Federal Public Ministry has ordered TikTok to remove over 100 posts advertising metallic mercury, a key vector for Amazon environmental contamination.