Brazil cracks down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon



Brazilian officials are carrying out specialized operations to put a clamp on illegal gold mining in the Amazon Rainforest as the race for gold is pushing a group of Indigenous people to the brink of death. 

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4 comments

  1. WHAT A WONDERFUL RACE WE ARE!

  2. Why would people be illegally mining for gold ????? Maybe because the economy is in the toilet, they are all broke, the paper is worthless, they need food…….

  3. all that gold i bet some rich guy buys that land then starts taking all the gold

  4. Fake News! Lula is a communist and hates America! 🇺🇸 NBC do not lie to your audience!