Major tin producer accused of illegal mining in the Amazon supplied the US military industry
Tin producer White Solder, accused of being part of a criminal scheme in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, supplied companies with contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense; Brazilian mining company declared purchases of raw material from areas with no evidence of mining activity
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Global tin producer bought cassiterite from Amazon areas suspected of illegal mining activity
Areas identified as the source of 2,300 tons of cassiterita purchased by tin producer White Solder show no signs of mining activity, according to analysis conducted by Greenpeace and Repórter Brasil; the company is accused of being part of a criminal organization in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory
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Banks cut agricultural subsidies over deforestation and slave labor cases
Following a request from Repórter Brasil, Brazil’s Central Bank began compiling and disclosing data on rural credit operations that were reassessed after the identification of practices such as illegal deforestation and slave labor
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China facilita exportação de polpas e frutas congeladas brasileiras
A China deu mais um passo para ampliar a entrada de produtos brasileiros em seu mercado ao disponibilizar os procedimentos necessários para a exportação de polpas e frutas congeladas produzidas no Brasil. A medida permite que empresas brasileiras interessadas iniciem o processo de habilitação para vender esses produtos ao país asiático. Segundo o Ministério da […]
Farm linked to slave labor holds sustainability certification and ties to luxury brands
Oscar Luiz Cervi, cited over slave labor at a cotton farm, sells his output to Bunge; the US multinational owns Viterra, a cotton exporter that supplies manufacturers producing for brands including Gap, Lacoste and Levi’s
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Em bilaterais, conselheiros de segurança do Brics discutem cooperação e apoio mútuo entre os países-membros
A Índia abriu, na segunda-feira (22), a 16ª Reunião de Conselheiros de Segurança Nacional do Brics em Nova Délhi, capital do país, com delegações de dez membros do grupo. O encontro, que se estende até terça-feira (23), tem como tema central “Desafios de segurança não tradicionais que confrontam o mundo hoje” e inclui discussões sobre […]
Somos a maioria nas cidades, mas a política urbana ainda não nos prioriza
Por Constança Lacerda Camargo, Elisa da Costa Siqueira, Gabriela Costanaro Gonçalves, Gabriella Melyssa Rufo Freitas e Kamila Anne Carvalho da Silva As cidades brasileiras têm sido construídas a partir das necessidades e desejos dos grupos dominantes. Esses grupos têm raça, gênero e classe, e quanto mais distante do enquadramento social dominante, mais hostil e desafiadora é […]
Italy pressed over signs of illegal gold imports from Brazil
Italian lawmakers have asked the government for explanations after Brazilian authorities and reports by Repórter Brasil revealed business ties between Italian refineries and exporters under investigation for allegedly trading gold originating from illegal mining sites in the Amazon
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BNDES notifies ethanol plant with partner fined for planting on Indigenous land
Miguel Vaz Ribeiro was fined R$ 2.9 million by the Brazilian Environmental Agency for illegally planting corn on the Batelão Indigenous Land in Mato Grosso, the country’s main grain-producing state. Ribeiro is a supplier and one of the partners of FS, a mill financed by the Brazilian Climate Fund and one of the largest corn-ethanol producers in Brazil
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Company fined for slave labor supplies Philip Morris and Syngenta
Santa Colomba Agropecuária was fined by Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment after a worker was handcuffed and reported being tortured by the company’s private security guards; located in western Bahia, in Brazil’s Northeast, the company supplies agribusiness multinationals
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