BLOOMBERG TV Investigates the Deadly World of Ethanol

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazil -- the world's largest ethanol
exporter -- is in the midst of a bio-fuel boom. Yet as the riches pile up,
conditions grow worse for many of the sugar cane workers. Over 3 years, cane
harvesters have suffered 82,000 injuries and more than 300 deaths. A BLOOMBERG
TELEVISION(R) half-hour primetime special report, which airs this Thursday,
documents the abuses endured by Brazil's army of migrant workers who harvest
the sugar cane that is turned into ethanol.
Hosted by anchor Mike Schneider, the special report, titled "Deadly Brew:
The Human Toll of Ethanol," will take BLOOMBERG TELEVISION viewers to the
sugar cane fields of Brazil. There they'll meet a group of workers jailed for
more than a month because they went on strike against an ethanol mill; a
former sugar cane cutter-turned union leader, Carlita da Costa, who's fighting
for basic rights for her 1,500 union members; and a Brazil Labor Ministry
prosecutor.
"Deadly Brew: The Human Toll of Ethanol," will air in the US on Thursday,
January 24th at 7:00PM, 9:00PM and 11:00PM ET, Friday, January 25th at 11PM ET
and Saturday, January 26th at 8:30AM ET. The special will air in the UK, Asia
and Brazil on Friday, January 25th at 11:00 ET with repeats throughout the
weekend.
This exclusive content and follow up reports are available to the public
on the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION network, as well as to users of the BLOOMBERG
PROFESSIONAL(R) service. Clips from the interviews will be archived and
available via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service.
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