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Melina Risso

Melina Risso

Research Director at the Igarapé Institute in Brazil and a leading expert on organized crime, environmental crime, and public security, including illegal gold mining in the Amazon.

Aug 25, 2026

The LatinNews Podcast

The LatinNews Podcast

Amazon Gold: How Illegal Mining Reaches the Global Market

Aug 25 · 38m

speaker_0NARRATOR
18:42
This podcast is brought to you by Latin News, the leading source of political and economic news and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean since 1967.
Melina Risso
Melina RissoGUEST
18:58
In Brazil, it is regulated.
Melina Risso
Melina RissoGUEST
19:02
They are not authorizing.
Melina Risso
Melina RissoGUEST
19:03
So it's not prohibited by legislation, but it depends on authorization and the government is not giving authorization.
Melina Risso
Melina RissoGUEST
19:11
But when we look to Peru, for example, this is not forbidden.
Melina Risso
Melina RissoGUEST
19:15
So it needs authorization and they are given authorization to use mercury into mining.
Melina Risso
Melina RissoGUEST
19:21
So there are different legislations.

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Richard McColl
Richard McCollHOST
32:17
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