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Drilled

The Brazilian Midwest

Drilled

Pushkin Industries

Earth Sciences, True Crime, Science

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Bruce's Brazilian business partners run the state of Mato Grosso and the town the company is headquartered in. So while he fights endless pushback to his pipeline project in Iowa, business in Brazil is booming. This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil.

You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/

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0:07.7

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0:32.7

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0:40.0

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1:02.4

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1:19.3

Last summer, we went to the Brazilian state of a Matto Grosso to get a better feel for

1:24.4

Bruce Rastetter's Brazilian partners.

1:27.7

One of the first things we wanted to understand

1:30.2

because it's at the center of their U.S. operations, too,

1:34.6

is how they're handling land in Brazil.

1:40.2

So there are the Franz Brothers,

1:41.9

Marino-Franes and Paolo France, here, as we can see, and Miguel Vise Hibero.

1:48.5

Ricardo da Costa Carvallo is an indigenous rights activist with the NGO Abrazao Amazonia Nativa, or Upan.

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