A miners' camp is destroyed at an illegal gold mine during an operation against illegal gold mining at the Urupadi National Forest Park in the Amazon rainforest, conducted by agents of the Chico Mendes environmental agency ICMBio with support of the Federal Police, the Federal Highway Police, Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) agents and Brazilian Public-Safety National Force officers, in the municipality of Maues, Amazonas state, Brazil May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
SUCUNDURI, Brazil (Reuters) - Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas.
Federal Police have joined the government's biodiversity conservation agency ICMBio on a series of recent operations to catch illegal gold miners and destroy their camps and equipment.
