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A Brazil Court Blocks Mining in the Amazon
The government had wanted to allow commercial mineral mining in a vast natural reserve.
The government had wanted to allow commercial mineral mining in a vast natural reserve. The court decision follows an outcry from activists and celebrities.
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(Photo: The Amazonian reserve which the Brazilian government had wanted to open up to mining. Credit: Getty Images)
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