After 2 years, TI Yanomami has less mining and hunger

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In 2024 alone, more than 3,000 operations were carried out, involving daytime activities by military and civilian personnel

Over the last 2 years, a daily fight against the invasions of miners in Yanomami territory, by public authorities and civil entities, has been able to face the humanitarian crisis in the largest indigenous reserve in Brazil, which is home to 376 communities and around 33,000 people. .pastedGraphic.png

Among the results, there was a 91% reduction in mining. The actions, according to the government, caused a 95.76% drop in the opening of new areas for illegal exploration.

The Yanomami territory covers almost 10 million hectares in the states of Amazonas and Roraima. Garimpos contaminate rivers, reduce the supply of natural resources to the population and, in addition to creating a public health problem, they have become a security risk for residents of communities in the region.

In 2024 alone, there were more than 3,000 operations to combat illegalities, which involved daytime activities by military and civilian personnel.

Faced with the humanitarian crisis that took place in the region, more than 114 thousand food baskets were distributed and R$1.7 billion in extraordinary credits were released. Joint actions reduced 68% of deaths from malnutrition in the 1st half of 2024 compared to 2023.

Protective actions

According to the program “Reporting Paths“, yes TV Brasilmining reached, at the end of 2023, an area of ​​more than 5,000 hectares, which represented a growth of 7% compared to the previous year.

In view of this, in March last year, the federal government established the Government House to coordinate actions to protect the Yanomami. The operations involve professionals from different security forces.

According to the head of the Government House, Nilton Tubino, the idea of ​​the patrols is to make the miners “feel in your pocket” and stop putting up with the region.

The business gets so expensive that the guy says: ‘oh, it’s not worth working here because I’m starting to lose money’”, he said in an interview with the program.

He explained, for example, that, when identifying illegal transportation of fuel, the suspect is taken to the police station. During each operation, camouflaged structures are also found scattered around in the service of illegal mining activities.

“[Para encontrar] There are days when we walk almost 10 km into the forest”, says Tubino.

Challenges

The coordinator of the Indigenous Missionary Council, Gilmara Fernandes, said that criminal activities have financial and logistical resources that need to be addressed. “[Houve] progress, but with many challenges still”, he stated.

The president of the Yanomami and Ye´Kwana District Health Council, Junior Yanomami, declared that he had received information that the invaders’ entry into the community is controlled.

Given the results, the Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, declared that the work must be permanent, since the consequences of miners’ activities are drastic for people.

It is necessary to maintain this presence. We remain confident that, by the end of this government, we will deliver this territory, I don’t say 100% restored, but 100% free from these invaders,” she said.

Last year alone, 159 people were arrested, more than 30 kilos of gold seized, 410 camps dismantled and 50 clandestine airstrips destroyed. Today, low-altitude flights do not go unnoticed because a radar has been installed on indigenous land.

Fewer deaths

The federal government announced that there was a 27% drop in the number of deaths in the first half of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. Deaths went from 213 to 155, with drops in deaths due to malnutrition (-68%), infections respiratory diseases (-53%) and malaria (-35%).

One of the measures implemented, according to the public authorities, was the improvement of nutritional surveillance of children under 5 years of age, with the intensification of the active search for patients and expanded access to services.

With the expansion of access to diagnosis, there was a 73% increase in the number of malaria tests in the 1st half of 2024. As a result, the number of cases increased, from 14,450 to 18,310. The diagnosis allowed health teams to apply treatment, resulting in a drop in the number of deaths by 35%.


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