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Activist asbestos inspector faces threats, industry backlash

The Brockovich of Brazil By Jim Morris July 21, 2010 Tangling with the asbestos industry in Brazil is not for the faint of heart. Federal labor inspector Fernanda Giannasi knows this better than anyone, having endured threats, professional ostracism, and other hardships during her quarter-century fight against mining, manufacturing, and shipping interests in Brazil, the […]