Editing Jari project (section)

===Decline===
Problems also began to increase because of the so-called Amazon Factor&nbsp;- the combined effects of soil, insects, humidity and [[tropical disease]]. It was very hard to keep engineers for the pulp mill, as there was little entertainment for their wives. Newly planted trees required manual weeding for a few years, which meant importing many field laborers from the poverty-stricken Northwest of Brazil. Workers contracted [[malaria]]. Insects devoured the harvest and supplies.

Then Brazilian government officials began to criticize Ludwig's methods and the extent of his land ownership. They also questioned the project's exemption from taxes, not to mention his methods&nbsp;- he had fired twenty-nine directors during the thirteen years of the project and preferred to decide everything essential by himself.

Ludwig gave up in May 1981. The next year he turned the Jari project over to a consortium of Brazilian businessmen. He did not receive any money but the several hundreds of millions of dollars of debt were transferred to new owners. Ludwig was to receive a gradually diminishing cut of the possible profits until the year 2026. The new owners demanded&nbsp;- as Ludwig had&nbsp;- investment in the local [[infrastructure]].

The remains of the project remain in Brazilian hands in the form of the [[Jarcel Cellulose]] company. Ownership is in the hands of Brazilian [[bank]]s and [[holding company|holding companies]].

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Projeto Jari - fabrica (frente).JPG|Factory (front)
Projeto Jari - fabrica flutuante.JPG|Floating factory
Projeto Jari - fabrica (verso).JPG|Factory (rear)
Projeto Jari - instalações.JPG|Installations
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