Alexandre de Santi

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Brazil Editor - English
Journalist since 1999, based in Brazil. Co-author of three books. Deputy Editor of The Intercept Brasil for four years, including the Vaza Jato period.

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Brazil’s illegal gold miners carve out new Amazon hotspots in conservation units

Illegal timber from Amazon carbon credit projects reached Europe, U.S.

Recycling gold can tackle illegal mining in the Amazon, but is no silver bullet

Andes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts

Loggers and carbon projects forge odd partnerships in the Brazilian Amazon

Brazil plans new reserves to curb deforestation near contested Amazon roads

Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish

Prosecutors urge suspension of Amazon carbon projects, citing Mongabay investigation

Hopes and fears for the Amazon: Interview with botanist Hans ter Steege

Brazil calls for ambition at COP but struggles over its own climate policy

New Canadian-backed potash mine under fire from Amazon Indigenous groups

Brazil researchers boost timber traceability with new chemical analysis

JBS broke its own rules while buying cattle from deforested areas in Pantanal

Deforestation plunges but environmental threats remain as Colombia hosts COP16

Extreme drought wrecks rivers and daily life in Amazon’s most burnt Indigenous land

Amazon voters elect environmental offenders and climate denialists in Brazil

Delays in land titling threaten the conservation success of quilombos in Brazil

‘World’s largest’ carbon credit deal in the Amazon faces bumpy road ahead

New conservation model calls for protecting Amazon for its archaeological riches

Brazil dredges Amazon rivers to ease drought isolation, raising environmental concerns

‘We need white men on our side to save the Amazon from destruction,’ 92-year-old Indigenous Chief Raoni says

Report exposes meatpackers’ role in recent chemical deforestation in Brazil

How the Brazilian military sabotaged protection of Indigenous people in the Amazon

Extreme drought pushes Amazon’s main rivers to lowest-ever levels

Resilient and resourceful, Brazil’s illegal gold capital resists government crackdown

Drought forces Amazon Indigenous communities to drink mercury-tainted water

Nearly all Brazilian gold imported by EU is likely illegal, report says

Brazil launches ‘war’ on widespread fire outbreaks & criminal arsonists

Study shows most Amazon beef & soy demand comes from Brazil — not exports

As Amazonian rivers recede under drought, manatees are left exposed to poaching

Brazil’s ‘Mothers of the Mangroves’ protect an ecological and cultural heritage

Acre’s communities face drinking water shortage amid Amazon drought

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