After crackdown on illegal miners, Indigenous Munduruku still grapple with health aftermath

Mongabay
Jun 16, 2025, 1:37 pm107 ptsTrending
This is part five of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from Munduruku Indigenous territories. Read part one, part two, part three, and part four. “We’re sicker than before.” This is how Indigenous leader Hidelmara Kirixi described health conditions in Munduruku communities despite the…

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