According to ISA, last year illegal mining devastated an area equivalent to 500 football fields on Yanomami land, and is likely to result in even more destruction this year.
Garimpeiros have also polluted rivers with mercury, which is used to separate gold from mud. They are also blamed for bringing alcohol, drugs and, most recently, Covid-19 into the communities.
read more... https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2021-06/brazil-amazon-region-mining-deforestation.html
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