Indigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police An Indigenous group in Brazil says its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining illegally in the Amazon and handed them over to police ... 04/24/2024 - 2:03 pm | View Link
Thousands of Indigenous people gather in Brasilia calling for land demarcation Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil's capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's unfulfilled promises to create ... 04/22/2024 - 4:25 pm | View Link
Brazil faces Indigenous resistance over plans to drill for oil in Amazon rainforest State-run energy firm Petrobras faces resistance from Indigenous groups for its goal to open Brazil's northern coast to oil drilling. An environmental agency denied Petrobras a license for ... 04/18/2024 - 1:48 am | View Link
Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground By Fernanda Wenzel 2023 was a game-changer for the Brazilian gold industry. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office as president with the promise to put Brazil’s environmental policy back on track again ... 04/16/2024 - 3:29 am | View Link
Mercury contamination rampant in Brazil Indigenous group: Study The Yanomami are suffering a devastating health crisis that experts say is driven by an explosion of illegal mining on their land. Indigenous leaders and rights activists accuse wildcat miners of ... 04/3/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link