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Açaí berries from Brazil are considered to be extremely healthy and ecologically sustainable. But there is a dark side to the business that producers prefer to keep quiet: child labor.
By Carlos Meneses Igarape-Miri, Brazil, Aug 7 (EFE).- Acai (pronounced ah-sah-EE) is currently a very fashionable food and the world capital for the berry from the acai palm tree is Igarape-Miri, a city in the Brazilian Amazon where, until recently, residents lived in fear of organized criminal groups attracted by the lucrative business revolving around …