Brazilian Amazon’s most violent city tied to illegal gold mining on Indigenous land

Mongabay
Dec 3, 2025, 6:59 pm109 ptsTrending
Violence has escalated in the small Brazilian town of Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade as illegal gold mining on the nearby Sararé Indigenous Territory has exploded over the last two years, according to the 2025 Amazon Violence Atlas. Located in Mato Grosso state near the Bolivian border, Vila Bela da…

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