Brazilian police seize assets from illegal Amazon gold mining
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- 17 Feb 2023
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The police operation comes as President Lula da Silva promises to crack down on illegal commercial activity in the Amazon.
Brazil’s federal police have seized assets related to illegal mining operations in the Amazon rainforest, as the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cracks down on unsanctioned commercial activity that threatens the forest and the people who inhabit it.
In a press release on Wednesday, the federal police said they had seized more than 2 billion reais ($383m) garnered from the sale of about 13 tonnes of gold, which had been illegally extracted from the rainforest and exported through an unnamed US-based entity. Read More…
