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Wildlife seizures and environmental enforcement in Brazil

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2026-10-12 20:43 UTC → 2026-10-20 19:55 UTC · added removed

Law enforcement agencies across Brazil have conducted multiple operations targeting environmental crimes and illegal wildlife captivity. In the Greater São Paulo area and Vespasiano, authorities rescued dozens of wild animals, including birds, tortoises, macaws, and iguanas, following reports of illegal sales and unauthorized captivity. In the state of Alagoas, the Military Police Environmental Battalion carried out several inspections, (BPA) has intensified its efforts through various inspections. Operations such as ‘Onda Verde’ and Verde’, ‘Lagoa Segura’, resulting ‘Fronteira Marítima’, and ‘Curupira’ targeted environmental crimes and illegal firearms. Between October 9 and 11, 2026, authorities in the seizure of Cajueiro seized 76 wild birds in Cajueiro birds, including canaries and curiós, while inspections in Maceió street markets led to the seizure of 14 birds birds. Enforcement actions in Maceió. These operations Atalaia, Branquinha, and Joaquim Gomes also uncovered illegal firearms, resulted in the recovery of shotguns, ammunition, and traps, alongside and communication radios, as well as animal carcasses in municipalities including Atalaia wild pigs and Joaquim Gomes. Seized wildlife has been transferred to agoutis. Expanding these efforts, the Brazilian Institute sixth phase of Environment ‘Operation Protetor dos Biomas’ in Alagoas resulted in the seizure of 442 wild animals, such as birds and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) or wildlife triage centers tortoises, across five municipalities. These animals were transferred to the Ibama Wildlife Triage Center (Cetas) for rehabilitation. veterinary evaluation. Additionally, in Niterói, a 2.24-meter-long yellow-spotted caiman was rescued from a storm drain by Inea and the Serra da Tiririca State Park and subsequently released into the Camboatá Canal.

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