Canadian-backed potash mine in Brazil has dried up sacred Amazon springs, say residents

Mongabay
Oct 26, 2026, 4:28 pm127 ptsTrending
The construction of an access road for a potash mining project in Autazes, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, has caused at least two sacred springs to dry up, according to the Indigenous Mura people. It is the latest in a series of controversies spanning a decade that has plagued the Potássio Autazes project.…

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