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Special Report: Brazil backslides on protecting the Amazon
Fri, Aug 03 10:48 AM EDT

By Paulo Prada

ITAITUBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Ivo Lubrinna has been wildcatting for gold in the jungle here for more than 30 years. It's a notoriously messy business, as crews strip away topsoil in the forest and along riverbanks and use mercury and other pollutants to draw precious metal from mud.


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