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      Investigation Reveals Global Collagen Demand Driving Deforestation, Rights Abuses in Brazil

      "Did you sprinkle a little collagen in your smoothie this morning? Might be worth looking into where it came from," said one reporter.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 06, 2023

      Global demand for collagen—touted as an anti-aging "wonder product"—is driving deforestation and abuses against Indigenous people in Brazil, an investigation published Monday revealed.

      The investigation—which involved numerous media outlets and organizations including the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network, the Center for Climate Crime Analysis, ITV, O Joio e O Trigo, and The Guardian—is the first to link bovine collagen with tropical forest loss and violence against Indigenous people, according to its collaborators.

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      Bernie Sanders, US Progressives Meet Lula Ahead of Brazilian President's First White House Visit

      The Congressional Progressive Caucus, of which Sanders is a member, said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election "has given hope to democratic and progressive movements around the world."

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 10, 2023

      Ahead of his first White House meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Friday with members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, who said topics of discussion included the far-right threat, combatting the climate and environmental emergencies, and supporting workers.

      "I enjoyed a productive meeting this morning with President Lula of Brazil and his cabinet," Sanders said in a statement. "Our countries share many challenges, including the threat of right-wing authoritarians who seek to undermine democratic institutions in both countries."

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      To End 'Genocide' of Indigenous People, Lula Launches Raids Against Illegal Miners in Amazon

      Illegal mining in the Yanomami land has polluted water, degraded the landscape of the rainforest, and spread disease.

      Julia Conley
      Feb 08, 2023

      With Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warning his administration "will not allow illegal mining on Indigenous lands," the government announced Wednesday that environmental special forces destroyed at least one helicopter, an airplane, and a bulldozer used by "mining mafias" in the territory of the Yanomami people in the Amazon rainforest this week.

      The raids aimed at removing illegal mining operations involving tens of thousands of ore and gold miners from the region began on Monday, just over a month after the leftist president, known as Lula, took office.

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