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Public security forces patrol a suspected illegal mining site in the Munduruku Indigenous Reserve, Brazil, Jan 9, 2025. ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ/Dan Collyns
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Brazil ramps up its war against illegal gold mining in the Amazon

A motorboat carves through the Upper Tapajós River in Brazil's Amazon, carrying gun-toting public security forces and an inspector from the Indigenous affairs agency FUNAI. Two more boats follow with federal special forces.

They patrol a corner of the vast Munduruku Indigenous Reserve for over two hours as part of an enforcement operation to ensure illegal miners have not returned to sites deep in the jungle.


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