Hyury Potter is an investigative reporter based in Brazil, currently working with Repórter Brasil newsroom. He's a Rainforest Investigations Network alumni. Born and raised in the Amazon, he has investigations published on Deutsche Welle, BBC Brazil, NBC News, The Intercept, InfoAmazonia, and Mongabay.
 

Basic information

Name
Hyury Potter
Country
Brazil
City
Belém

Supported projects

The Gold Chain

  • Environment
  • Exploitation

In 2022, Brazil has exported for nearly 5 billion dollars of gold worldwide. In the biggest country of South America, gold is produced both by industrial mining companies such as AngloGold Ashanti and thousands of artisanal and small-scale miners, called garimpos. 

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