Aerial view of the destruction caused illegal mining in the ecological forest of Altamira during the operation of the Brazilian authorities against this disaster near Itaituba (Brazil).
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The action takes place in the vicinity of Itaituba, the state of Para (Brazil), one of the areas of the jungle most affected by deforestation, and was launched in parallel and independently of a multi-day expulsion operation. illegal miners lands of the Yanomami indigenous peoples.
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In a new operation against illegal miningthere are at least thirty targets that have been tracked for several months using satellite images, as EFE was able to learn from the sources of the operation, which takes place simultaneously by land, river and air.
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The action is led by inspection agents of the Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity. Chico Mendez (ICMBio), body associated with the government Brazilbacked by the National Forces, an elite police body.
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Most goals are illegal deposits gold and cassiterite, a mineral used for the production of microchips and electronic wafers located in federal environmental agencies run by ICMBio, in Brazil.
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The activities of the authorities Brazil He was baptized with the name “Parivat”, a term used by the Munduruku ethnic group to refer to non-indigenous peoples.
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illegal minescalling Brazil Garimpos have a huge impact on ecosystem and human health, as their operation requires the use of mercury and other highly toxic materials.
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These possessions illegal mining have increased in recent years Brazilespecially under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), according to environmental organizations.
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Parallel Federal Police Brazil also launched this Wednesday an operation to dismantle a “major criminal organization” engaged in “smuggling gold from illegal mining” from the state of Pará, including the Itaituba region.
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The president BrazilLuis Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged to end clandestine mining in protected areas during his term of office, which began on January 1 and will last four years.
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Government Brazil It has already mobilized massive resources to help the Yanomami indigenous people, who are suffering from a serious humanitarian crisis with deaths from malnutrition and malaria, and to expel the estimated 15,000 poached miners who work in the shabby ethnic group’s reserve.
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