Brazil's asbestos industry is exacting a terrible human toll. Up to 15,000 Brazilians die of asbestos-related diseases annually - 10% of the global total - but the industry's ties with government, and even the medical profession, ensure there is no political will to heed the World Health Organisation's call for a worldwide ban on the substance. Here, factory workers lay bare the suffering caused by their exposure to asbestos, while a University of São Paulo pulmonologist warns of the 'uncontrollable epidemic' ahead if Brazil fails to listen to the warnings sounded by campaigners Continue reading...
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