Demand for “blood gold” mined in the Amazon is fuelling destruction of the world’s largest rainforest, worsening the climate crisis blasting Blowtorch Britain.
Aerial images taken by the Mirror show the rampant deforestation tearing up the “lungs of the world” and the pollution of rivers vital to communities in the region.
Gold from a record number of illegal mines in the Brazilian state of Para is feared to be destined for the UK.
