At least A child was killed and five injured after firing on an indigenous village Yanomami in the Parima region of Roraima in northern Brazil. The Brazilian Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI) did not reveal who carried out the attack, although the Government assured that it would continue to fight to prevent the attack. illegal miners withdraw from indigenous lands.
Ministry officials went to the scene, along with Federal Police agents, members of the military and the National Security Force. Also, as published in the newspaper ‘Jornal do Brasil’, authorities sent a helicopter from Boa Vista to assist the victims. “MPI reiterates that it continues to work with other circles of the Government to ensure the complete withdrawal of miners from indigenous lands. This activity not only degrades the environment, but also threatens the way of life and the entire social organization of indigenous peoples,” reported the ministry portfolio, according to the aforementioned newspaper.
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At least 17 people (miners and indigenous people) died last May after escalating conflicts in the Uxiú community, the land of the Yanomami indigenous people in northern Brazil. indigenous community that is about to be “defeated” by its existence 40,000 illegal miners.
Continued violations of indigenous rights and environmental crimes have led the Brazilian government to declare a public health emergency in Yanomami territory. Although there are an estimated 20,000 miners currently operating in the area, according to ‘O Globo’ a greater ability to harm indigenous people because their gear and weapons are more destructive. Illegal mining had an “artisanal flair” in the past, now “powerful businessmen, drug traffickers and politicians” have joined in, making this indigenous ethnic group “at risk of extinction” once again, according to statements by anthropologist Alcida Bouquets, compiled by anthropologist Alcida Bouquets. is confronted with. “O Globe”.
Food and water are becoming scarce in the region. animals flee from machines and rivers are polluted with mercury It is used to separate gold, and illegal mining contributed 309 percent to increased deforestation in the reserve between October 2018 and December 2022, according to the Brazilian Socio-environment Institute (ISA). The increase in malaria and mining are closely related, according to data from the Brazilian Indigenous Health Special Region; A study by the organization shows that in 2003, when mining activity was low, there were 246 cases of this disease, with 21,883 cases of malaria reported in 2021 with mining recovery.