Brazil Prepares Task Force To Expel Gold Miners From Yanomami Lands
“We have to let the police forces organize the operation in secret; the message from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is that it will happen soon and cannot delay long,” said Wapichana.
Brazil is preparing a task force involving several government agencies and enforcement bodies that will soon launch an operation to remove illegal gold miners from the Yanomami reservation, indigenous leader Joenia Wapichana said on Tuesday. “We have to let the police forces organize the operation in secret; the message from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is that it will happen soon and cannot delay long,” she was quoted as saying. Brazil Political Turmoil: Supporters of Former President Jair Bolsonaro Break Into National Congress in Rio De Janeiro, Video Goes Viral.
Brazil Prepares Task Force To Expel Miners:
Brazil readies task force to expel miners from Yanomami lands, officials say https://t.co/7F6ZROPmRkpic.twitter.com/1T69EHVXj3
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 1, 2023
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 01, 2023 08:23 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
