Brazil mulls sending more troops to stop illegal gold mining

Brazil is considering to deploy more troops to the far reaches of the Amazon forest as part of an operation launched last month aimed at cracking down on illegal gold mining, deforestation and drug smuggling.

According to Al Jazeera, the country has already sent 25,000 troops to guard all border areas near Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana, but it is mostly focusing its efforts at the border with Venezuela, a region inhabited by indigenous tribes, which stretches nearly 17,000 km.

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