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Venomous yellow scorpions are moving into Brazil's big cities – and the infestation may be unstoppable

Written by Hamilton Coimbra Carvalho, Researcher in Complex Social Problems, Universidade de Sao Paulo

Scorpions used to be a rural problem in Brazil. Now, residents of São Paulo and other urban areas are dealing with an infestation of these poisonous insects.AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini

I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, home to some 12 million people – 20 million if you count the outskirts, which have been sprawlin...

Venomous yellow scorpions are moving into Brazil's big cities – and the infestation may be unstoppable

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