Brazil mining boss sentenced for illegal gold operation on Indigenous land

Mongabay
Feb 11, 2026, 9:39 pm103 pts
A Brazilian federal court has sentenced a key financier to more than 22 years in prison. He was found guilty of leading an illegal mining operation in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, a huge protected area in the Amazon Rainforest that has been devastated by pollution, disease and deforestation. Rodrigo…

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