The Horonami Yanomami Organization said there have been reports of illegal gold mining in the area for the past four years, including reports of Indigenous Peoples being recruited to work in mining. Abuse of women has also been reported.
If confirmed, the attack would be the latest in a series of confrontations between Yanomami communities and illegal gold miners along the Venezuelan-Brazilian border. The Horonami Yanomami Organization reported that several members of the community of Momoi died in 2009, allegedly of mercury poisoning from drinking water polluted by gold miners. Members of the community of Hokomawe also reported hostility from gold miners in 2010
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