Brazilian mining companies ask European countries for help to fight gold mining in the Amazon

Illegal mining in the Amazon has led mining companies in the region to ask for help from various bodies, including international ones. The request was made to some countries in Europe to guarantee more security and appreciation of the area.

Brazilian mining companies are asking European countries for help due to the illegal mining that is taking place in the Amazon region. According to the requests sent, the target The main objective is to ensure greater legality in the work area and, in addition to that, ensure that previous violations that were committed are duly punished, as well as possible illegalities that continue to occur from now on.

Illegalities hurt Brazil, but mining entities also demand the position of other countries to help promote more effective inspection, uniting against illegal mining in the Amazon

The purchase of metal by foreign countries has worried miners in the Amazon region.

Due to illegal mining, the search for more intense certification has been the request of workers in the region in their request for help sent to European countries.

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According to Raul Jungmann, CEO of IBRAM, the Brazilian Mining Institute, he has already discussed the matter with some authorities of the area.

This is the case of Frans Timmermans, executive vice president of the European Commission who recently visited Brazil, as well as Itamaraty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.

For Jungmann: “We cannot look only at Brazil. Those who matter are also part of this chain that destroys the Amazon”.

For the director-president, it is necessary that these countries reinforce their inspection methods so that there is a better control of origin in relation to what is taken from Brazil to their borders.

Analysis points out that Brazilian gold was exported with high levels of illegality. Request for help is so that situations like this can be avoided

Instituto Escolhas is an organization with a strong focus on defending sustainability and, according to a report released, it was noticed that Brazilian gold exported between 2015 and 2020 presented worrying indicators.

Half of the material analyzed had evidence of illegality, a source of forced mining in the Amazon region.

The unrestrained mining, in addition to strongly affecting the environment, also affects the quality of life of the region's residents, such as indigenous groups that have a strong relationship with nature.

Recently, the topic has gained great prominence in the brazilian media due to reports of living conditions faced by the Yanomami population.

According to the images and videos broadcast to the mainstream media, people had been starving for a long time, leading them to a state of malnutrition, including the elderly and children.

Among the consequences identified as causing the calamity system, the gold rush in the region is strongly highlighted.

To combat criminal practices, one of the possibilities has been to develop a kind of code for Brazilian gold.

From that, only the original product could be purchased, with no chance of circumventing something that would be close to the DNA of the material.

Even so, for Jungmann, it is still necessary to think of ways to punish and combat the garimpeiros.

In his view, the Armed Forces, which have direct association with the federal government, should be used to prevent crime from deliberately continuing.

In his speech, he states: “One front is to block the prospectors' access to the market, but we cannot give up the repression of the activity”, he justified.

The request for help from mining companies, sent to European countries, is against illegal mining in the Amazon and the consequences left by it, such as the weakening of the soil and interference in the lives of native peoples. Initiatives to combat crime have not yet been disclosed.