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Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation

By Amanda Perobelli and Anthony Boadle Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation SURUCUCU, Brazil, Sept 14 - Brazil has almost squashed the illegal gold rush that led thousands of wildcat miners into the Yanomami reservation in the Amazon rainforest and caused a humanitarian crisis of disease and malnutrition, the man in charge of operations …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil’s Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met Wednesday with a leader of Brazil’s Yanomami people, who asked for papal backing for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s efforts to reverse decades of exploitation of the Amazon and better protect its Indigenous peoples. Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami shaman, said he came to the Vatican at Francis’ invitation to brief him on …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds

Associated Press

BRASILIA, Brazil — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to a report released on Thursday by Brazil’s top public health institute. The vast majority, 84% of Yanomami tested, had contamination equal to or above 2 micrograms per gram, a level of exposure that can …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February

The Hindu

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. According to preliminary satellite data from space research agency INPE, 226 square km of the world's largest rainforest were cleared last month. That represented …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Hindustan Times

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carnival dancers took the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night with their faces painted red in a traditional Indigenous manner, while percussionists had “Miners out” written across the skins of their drums. “The chance that’s left for us is an Indigenous Brazil.” President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to deliver …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil’s largest Indigenous group and pressure President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining. “My hope is that the world, upon hearing our call, will put pressure on the Brazilian government to remove all the …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

LA Times

A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro early Monday. “The chance that’s left for us is an Indigenous Brazil.” A Brazil Environmental Agency helicopter flies over an illegal mining camp in Yanomami Indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil, last year. Lula swiftly created a dedicated inter-ministerial task force to fight …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil is failing to protect its Indigenous people from gold miners

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery An Indigenous family receives food …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy

Associated Press

BOA VISTA, Brazil — Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field. “How can a gold jewelry company, which we, the Yanomami people, are against, use the image of the Yanomami?” asked Júnior Hekurari, a member of the Indigenous group and head of the Yanomami’s health council. Dário Kopenawa, vice-president of the Hutukara Yanomami …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cartier's use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Brazilian police probe deadly shooting on Indigenous land

Associated Press

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police said Sunday they are investigating a shooting that killed one and wounded two Yanomami Indigenous people, saying the main suspects were illegal gold miners working in that area of Roraima state. A police statement said in a statement that the incident took place Saturday and added that the government sent members of the Air …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil recognizes six Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

The Hindu

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday granted official recognition of nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands, most of it in the Amazon, in a move that seeks to safeguard critical rainforest from the unchecked exploitation that marked his predecessor's administration. Mr. Lula's action was partial delivery on his promises to the Indigenous supporters and environmentally minded …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

Associated Press

BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday granted official recognition of nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands, most of it in the Amazon, in a move that seeks to safeguard critical rainforest from the unchecked exploitation that marked his predecessor’s administration. Lula’s action was partial delivery on his promises to the Indigenous supporters and …

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1 year, 8 months ago

In first 100 days, Brazil’s Lula aims to revive his legacy

Associated Press

BRASILIA, Brazil — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy. Then, a week after Lula’s inauguration, Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in capital Brasilia, hoping military intervention would …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Elon Musk brought the internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it

LA Times

A barge used in an illegal mining operation burns after being set ablaze by Brazilian environmental agents in the Yanomami Indigenous territory of Roraima state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Since taking office this year, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sought to crack down on environmental violations, particularly illegal mining in Yanomami land, Brazil’s largest Indigenous territory. Others are selling …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it.

Associated Press

ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. The environment agency, known as Ibama, has seized seven Starlink terminals in Yanomami land over the past five weeks, the agency’s press office said. Others are selling the Starlink terminals on Facebook groups for illegal miners, like …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Lula meets with Indigenous in Brazil’s Amazon, pledges lands

Associated Press

RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed support for creating new territories for those communities, but stopped short of announcing any demarcations. Wearing white cap and dark shirt in the heat, Lula addressed some 2,000 Indigenous people …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Brazil cracks down on illegal miners in Amazon’s Indigenous land

Al Jazeera

Brazilian authorities have intensified their fight against illegal mining in areas inhabited by the Indigenous Yanomami people, sending helicopters over the Amazon jungle in search of clandestine dig sites. “Now we are starting another phase – to attack these mining operations, break up and neutralise these camps.” Spotting the helicopters, the “garimpeiros” or illegal miners, flee into the jungle, leaving …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil’s first ever minister of indigenous peoples tackles crises on multiple fronts

The Independent

She was a month into her new job, and Sonia Guajajara’s plate was already full. More than 15,000 illegal miners who panned for gold in the Yanomami indigenous reserve are now fleeing camps set up in the middle of the jungle to avoid falling into the hands of Brazilian authorities The more than 896,000 Indigenous Brazilians have never had their …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Brazilian police seize assets from illegal Amazon gold mining

Al Jazeera

The police operation comes as President Lula da Silva promises to crack down on illegal commercial activity in the Amazon. Brazil’s federal police have seized assets related to illegal mining operations in the Amazon rainforest, as the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cracks down on unsanctioned commercial activity that threatens the forest and the people who inhabit …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets

Associated Press

BOA VISTA, Brazil — From a distance, the small group lying on the sidewalk outside the city market could be confused with hundreds of homeless people spread through Boa Vista. The eldest ones in a group living in Boa Vista’s food market are a couple — Oma Yanomami, 46, and Bonita Yanomami, 35. Initially, they stayed in the Indigenous Health …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil pushes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory

Associated Press

ALTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Armed government officials with Brazil’s justice, Indigenous and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world. An estimated 30,000 Yanomami people live in Brazil’s largest Indigenous territory, which covers an area roughly …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil launches raids to oust illegal miners from Indigenous land

Al Jazeera

Yanomami Indigenous leaders in Brazil’s Amazon blame illegal gold miners for a health crisis and surge in violence. Brazil has launched raids against illegal gold miners blamed for a humanitarian crisis on the country’s largest Indigenous reservation, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to defend the Yanomami people after years of neglect and rising violence. For years, Yanomami …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil cracks down on illegal gold miners on an indigenous reserve in the Amazon

NPR

Brazil cracks down on illegal gold miners on an indigenous reserve in the Amazon Enlarge this image toggle caption Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's new government has launched what is being billed as a mega operation to root out illegal miners from an indigenous reserve in the Amazon. The illegal …

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Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation

Brazil’s Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support President Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon

Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon down 30% in February

Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Brazil is failing to protect its Indigenous people from gold miners

Cartier uses images of Amazon tribe devastated by illegal gold mining. Critics call that hypocrisy

Cartier's use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

Brazilian police probe deadly shooting on Indigenous land

Brazil recognizes six Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

Brazil recognizes 6 Indigenous areas in boost for Amazon

In first 100 days, Brazil’s Lula aims to revive his legacy

Elon Musk brought the internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it

Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it.

Lula meets with Indigenous in Brazil’s Amazon, pledges lands

Brazil cracks down on illegal miners in Amazon’s Indigenous land

Brazil’s first ever minister of indigenous peoples tackles crises on multiple fronts

Brazilian police seize assets from illegal Amazon gold mining

Health crisis leads scores of Yanomami to roam the streets

Brazil pushes illegal miners out of Yanomami territory

Brazil launches raids to oust illegal miners from Indigenous land

Brazil cracks down on illegal gold miners on an indigenous reserve in the Amazon