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Since the Government House was established in the Yanomami Indigenous Land (TIY) in March 2024, the fight against illegal mining has gained unprecedented strength. With more than 3.035 operations carried out until November, the actions have dismantled a criminal network that exploits resources such as cassiterite, mercury and, of course, gold. This year alone, 33,5 kilos of the mineral were confiscated, including a 21-kilo load valued at R$10 million, seized by the Federal Highway Police in November.
The Government House is leading a strategy that mobilizes several federal agencies to protect the largest indigenous land in Brazil, with its 9,5 million hectares. The results of the operations so far are impressive: 397 criminal camps destroyed, 996 engines and 108 thousand liters of diesel destroyed. In addition, 22 aircraft, 86 vessels and 118 tons of cassiterite, and more than 30 kilos of gold were taken out of circulation.
More than just numbers, these actions represent a structural blow to illegal mining and its devastating impacts on the environment and the Yanomami, Ye'kwana and Sanöma communities.
Decline in new mining and seizure of gold
One of the most significant achievements was the historic reduction in the opening of new mines. From March to November 2024, new areas fell by 96,3%, from 1.002 hectares in 2022 to just 37 hectares this year. Between September and November, there were no new invasions in the TIY.
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On the seizure front, the highlight was the capture of 21 kilos of gold, hidden in a car traveling from Manaus to Venezuela. This million-dollar cargo is part of a total of 33,5 kilos confiscated in 2024, which points to a robust interruption in illegal shipping routes.
Financial impact and environmental protection
As financial losses imposed on illegal mining infrastructure already exceed R$245 million. But the benefits go further: in addition to weakening criminal networks, the operations are helping to preserve one of the most biodiversity-rich territories in the world and ensuring the safety of indigenous communities that directly depend on this ecosystem.
With more than 3 operations carried out in less than a year, the fight against illegal mining is a milestone in the Federal Government's commitment to protecting the Yanomami territory and national sovereignty. And gold, a symbol of wealth and greed, has also become one of the main targets in the search for environmental and social justice.
Lie, now there is only mining on indigenous lands if the federal government persecutes the factions, the PCC and CV, there would be no more crime in Brazil, but persecution is only for the native miners to pass the gold reserves to the Chinese mining companies, this government is so loving, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva is the biggest **** in the political history of Brazil, Brazil will only be free from this **** if there was a civil war.
I find this perception simplistic and lacking in information that does not reflect the true complexity of the matter. And just as the recent increase in the cost of crimes allows us to clearly and obviously perceive the burden of the government's commitments to the PCC, what do you expect in terms of security guarantees considering the rights and individual rights of Chinese mining companies to reserves on indigenous land?
WITH THIS POPULATION OF LAMBS THERE WILL ONLY BE CIVIL WAR IN THE HOUSE OF ****
The truth about gold mining in Brazilian lands is very clear. We Brazilians cannot mine gold in Brazilian lands, but mining companies from abroad are here in Brazil mining gold, diamonds, precious stones and taking our wealth away without paying any taxes. This is absurd. This left-wing misgovernment is destroying Brazilian wealth, handing it over to other countries, who say they want to protect the Amazon, but this is a lie. They only want our minerals...
Brazilian media is a joke...everyone sold out to this communist government...they only sell lies.
It is unacceptable and inconceivable that someone like you is unaware of the latest developments in the fight against illegal mining in the Yanomami Indigenous Land. And yet you accuse the entire media of being sold out to the government, as if any discussion about environmental and indigenous protection bothered you and you intentionally withheld the available information.