Brazil's news portal G1 reported last week, after Temer's decree, that a government note said the Renca reserve is "no paradise", adding that illegal prospect gold miners already operate in the region and that the annulment of the reserve would regulate these activities.
"Instead of combatting illegal mining, the government wants to legalise it. It's like combatting homicide by legalising murder," said Randolfe Rodrigues, an Amapa senator with the Rede Sustainability party.
According to Marcelo Oliveira from WWF Brasil, illegal mining in Renca reserve has left the rivers with high levels of mercury.
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