During the action, the federal agency found a scene of destruction in the forest. A mining area that had been deactivated was once again operating illegally. The agents destroyed engines and equipment used to extract minerals. In January, the federal government began a series of operations on Yanomami land to expel 20,000 miners. According to FUNAI, there has been an 80 per cent reduction. But according to Ibama, in the last four months their presence has begun to grow.

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