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Water bodies across the Brazilian state of Roraima have shrunk in area by half over the past 20 years, according to research from the mapping collective MapBiomas.
Indigenous groups blast Amazon state’s plan to legalize wildcat mining
by Sam Cowie on 22 January 2021
Brazilian legislators in the Amazon state of Roraima have passed a bill legalizing garimpo wildcat mining on state lands without studies. Amendments would also legalize the use of toxic mercury in gold processing, and greatly expand the legal size of mining claims.
Indigenous groups say the law was passed without adequate consultation, and will invite gold miner invasions of Indigenous reserves in the state, including that of the Yanomami, the largest reserve in Brazil. Since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro more than 20,000 illegal miners have been reported on Yanomami lands.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On October 12th, Children s Day, Operation Reception, led by the Army and UNHCR, the UN refugee arm, decided to hold a gathering for Venezuelan refugee parents. About 60 children from different families attended. Of these, 32 were Brazilian, children of Venezuelans.
In 2018, news of pregnant Venezuelans who crossed the border to have their children in Brazil in better circumstances became the main topic. Roraima records ten daily births by Venezuelans, according to Governor Antonio Denarium in February this year.
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