Brazil's 'Lithium Valley' Fails to Deliver on Poverty Reduction Promises

Brazil's 'lithium valley' fails to deliver on its promise to lift residents out of poverty

The extraction of 'white gold' was supposed to transform the north of Minas Gerais, but two years later, the promised benefits have been slow to arrive. Instead, residents and local officials point to mounting damage: pollution, rising rents, and cracks in homes linked to the mine's blasting.