On February 10, local time, the Brazilian Federal Police once again cracked down on illegal gold mining activities in the Yanomami region in the north of the country.

The first purpose of this operation is to destroy the facilities and equipment of illegal mining personnel, and the second is to collect criminal evidence.

　　In addition, on the 10th, the Fourth Criminal Court of the Federal Court in the state of Roraima also issued 8 arrest warrants, seizure warrants and asset freezing orders aimed at cracking down on money laundering groups in the illegal gold mining chain.

　　Data show that since 2018, illegal gold mining activities in the Yanomami Aboriginal settlements have increased rapidly.

Illegal activity will increase by 54% in 2022 alone.

According to Brazilian police estimates, there are still at least 20,000 people engaged in illegal gold mining activities in the area.

　　These illegal activities have caused serious damage to the living environment of the local indigenous people.

In the past four years, at least 570 children in the Yanomami region have died from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and deformities caused by pollution from illegal mining.

　　In January this year, after Lula took office as President of Brazil, he stated that the new government would severely crack down on and completely end illegal gold mining activities, and the Yanomami area immediately declared a state of medical emergency.

On January 31, Brazil's "Federal Official Gazette" published a decree signed by President Lula, authorizing the Brazilian Air Force to control the airspace of the Yanomami indigenous people in Roraima State in the northwestern part of the country, in order to combat local illegal gold mining activities .

In an operation carried out on February 8, the federal police destroyed an aircraft, a bulldozer and several buildings belonging to the criminals.

In addition, the operation also seized 3 cargo ships and 5,000 liters of fuel, 1 ton of food and several other living materials on board.

(Headquarters reporter Xiao Hejia)

　　(CCTV news client)