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Brazil illegal gold mining in indigenous territories

Entities: Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory · Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) · illegal gold mining operations · Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (Funai) · Uiramutã municipality

Overview

In late July 2026 Brazil’s federal prosecutor began a year‑long oversight programme targeting illegal incursions and gold mining on the Poyanawa Indigenous Land in Acre. The initiative tasked several federal agencies – Incra, Ibama, Funai and the Federal Police – with monitoring invasions and deforestation, while a separate civil action accused the National Mining Agency of issuing “phantom” small‑scale mining permits that facilitate gold laundering and mercury contamination.

A week later, indigenous residents of the Raposa Serra do Sol Territory reported abandoned illegal gold‑mining sites, with polluted waterways and hidden equipment. An audit by the Federal Court of Auditors criticised Funai for lacking clear threat‑identification methods, fragmented data and insufficient resources, recommending better planning, staffing and data integration to protect indigenous lands.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Brazil's Funai criticized as illegal gold mining resurfaces in Raposa Serra do Sol

    Indigenous people in Brazil's Raposa Serra do Sol reported abandoned illegal gold mining harming waterways, while a TCU audit flagged Funai's failures in protecting indigenous lands and urged reforms.

  2. 10 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Brazil's federal prosecutor initiates oversight of Acre indigenous land invasions and illegal gold mining

    Brazil's MPF started a year‑long oversight of invasions and deforestation in Acre's Poyanawa Indigenous Land and sued the mining regulator over illegal gold‑laundering permits.

Sources

ac24horas.com · emtempo.com.br · folhabv.com.br · issoenoticia.com.br · ndmais.com.br · oaltoacre.com · obomdanoticia.com.br