The federal government reported, this Friday (4), that the 2,048 operations implemented since March 2024 in the Yanomami Indigenous Land (TIY) resulted in a 96% drop in the opening of new mines in the region, compared to 2022 numbers. .
The data comes from the Amazon Protection System Management and Operational Center (Censipam), from the Ministry of Defense, which proves the results with the use of advanced monitoring technologies, such as satellites and drones.
Between March and September 2024, 37 hectares of new mining activities were detected, a number lower than the 984 hectares recorded in the same period in 2022.
“In September 2024, no new mining sites were identified, demonstrating the effectiveness of the operations”, informs a note from the Civil House.
The note says that in March 13 hectares of new mining areas were detected, compared to 107 hectares in March 2022. In July, the number fell from 186 hectares in 2022 to 2 hectares in 2024.
Impacts
Operations at TIY not only reduced intrusions, but also caused harm to illicit activities. According to the federal government, until September 2024, illegal miners suffered losses of more than R$215 million.
Among the items seized were 90 Starlink antennas, 177 boats, 73 firearms, as well as 90 thousand kilograms of cassiterite and 95 thousand liters of diesel oil. Security forces also destroyed 318 camps and arrested 114 people.
With 11,781 approaches and 584 aerial inspection missions, the actions resulted in 2,042 fines and 25 embargoes, with fines totaling R$11.4 million.
*With information from the Civil House
