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Uraricoera River is seen during Brazil’s environmental agency operation against illegal gold mining on indigenous land, at the Yanomami territory, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, in Roraima state, Brazil April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Uraricoera River is seen during Brazil’s environmental agency operation against illegal gold mining on indigenous land, at the Yanomami territory, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, in Roraima state, Brazil April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Brazil’s largest indigenous reservation overrun by illegal gold mining, says report

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – An illegal gold mining boom on Brazil’s largest indigenous reservation has brought disease, violence and grave human rights violations on the Yanomami people, according to research and allegations included in a new report yesterday, blaming high gold prices and tacit government support.

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