Description Brazil. Charcoal production. Child labor. Contemporary slavery. Several pig-iron smelters have been set up in the country to process iron for export, mainly to the European Community. These rely on charcoal production, specially from native woods, to fuel them. Copyright: J. R. Ripper / BrazilPhotos
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