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Illegal Mining In The Amazon Has Led The Region’s Miners To Seek Help From Various Organizations, Including International Ones. The Appeal Was Made To Several European Countries To Ensure More Security And Valuation Of The Area.
Brazilian miners are seeking help from European countries due to the illegal mining occurring in the Amazon region. According to the requests sent, the main objective is to ensure greater legality in the workplace and, in addition, to ensure that previous infractions that were committed are duly punished, as well as any possible illegalities that may continue to occur from now on.
Illegalities Harm Brazil, But Mining Entities Also Demand The Positioning Of Other Countries To Assist In Promoting More Effective Supervision, Joining Forces 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 pursuit of more intense certification has been the request of workers in the region in their plea for help sent to European countries.
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According to Raul Jungmann, president of IBRAM, the Brazilian Mining Institute, he has already discussed the matter with some authorities in the field.
This includes Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, who recently visited Brazil, as well as Itamaraty, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For Jungmann: “We cannot only look at Brazil. Those who matter are also part of this chain that destroys the Amazon.”
According to the president, it is necessary for such countries to strengthen their oversight methods so that there is better control of origin regarding what is taken from Brazil to their borders.
Analysis Points Out That Brazilian Gold Was Exported With High Levels Of Illegality. The Request For Help Is To Prevent Situations Like This From Occurring
The Escolhas Institute is an organization focused on defending sustainability, and according to a report released, it was noted that Brazilian gold exported between 2015 and 2020 showed concerning indicators.
Half of the analyzed material had signs of illegality, sourced from forced mining in the Amazon region.
Uncontrolled mining, in addition to severely affecting the environment, also impacts the quality of life of local residents, such as indigenous groups that have a strong connection to nature.
Recently, the topic gained significant attention in the Brazilian media due to reports of the living conditions faced by the Yanomami population.
According to images and videos broadcasted by major media outlets, people had been starving for a long time, leading to a state of malnutrition, including the elderly and children.
Among the consequences highlighted as causing the state of emergency, the rush for gold in the region is strongly emphasized.
To combat criminal practices, one of the possibilities has been to develop a kind of code for Brazilian gold.
From this, only the original product could be purchased, with no chances of circumventing something akin to the material’s DNA.
Even so, for Jungmann, it is still necessary to think of ways to punish and combat illegal miners.
In his view, the Armed Forces, which have a direct association with the federal government, should be used to prevent crime from continuing deliberately.
In his statement, he remarked: “One approach is to block miners’ access to the market, but we cannot forgo the repression of the activity,” he justified.
The appeal for help from miners, sent to European countries, is against illegal mining in the Amazon and the consequences it leaves behind, such as soil degradation and interference in the lives of indigenous peoples. Initiatives to combat crime have not yet been disclosed.
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