Stories for May 2nd 2023

Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Illegal miners gunned down in Yanomami Territory

Brazil's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change confirmed the death of four miners inside the Yanomami Indigenous Land late on Sunday, April 30, Agencia Brasil reported. They had reacted to a raid by the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). According to the ministry, during the action, large-caliber weapons were seized.

Illegal miners gunned down in Yanomami Territory