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The planet faces tax havens, environmental crimes, corruption and cyberattacks, which continue to grow. The consequences of these activities are enormous: they increase inequality and cost people their lives

Suppliers also face allegations of illegal deforestation and fraud in health inspection systems. The links between financial and environmental crime are a concern for authorities

Cartels took advantage of the blind eye cast by the Jair Bolsonaro government in relation to illegal mining to invest in “narcogarimpos”. The model uses illegal mining to launder drug trafficking money and encourages other environmental crimes, such as illegal logging and land grabbing

Investigations by the Federal Police reveal suspicious links between drug traffickers, illegal gold miners and businessmen involved in the so-called 'narcogarimpos', which use gold mining to launder money from drug trafficking

Two alleged smuggling schemes run through the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima give a glimpse into the murky world of Venezuela’s illegal gold trade. By | BLiTZ

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

The murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips have stoked concern in Brazil about links between drugs smugglers and environmental crime.

Force faces growing calls for change amid what experts say could be a ‘window of opportunity’ for Lula

And Lula, of course, being an old socialist, is against guns, but Congress may stand in his way. No problem though, because we’re told he can put in place by decree “what Brazil had before.”

Crimes associated with illegal logging, mining and other illicit activities in the Brazilian Amazon are being felt in 24 of Brazil’s 27 states, a new report shows.