Healthcare provider who has coordinated the reopening of health posts closed by former president Bolsonaro talks about her experience during the health emergency and says the genocide will not end unless the illegal miners are kicked out once and for all

A two-minute round-up of the latest news about the Amazon region

Mining operations are sponsored by filthy-rich criminal organizations, and the technological transformations that boost productivity are accelerating deforestation and the destruction of ways of life

A two-minute round-up of the latest Amazon news

SUMAÚMA publishes an exclusive story of a Venezuelan woman who came to Brazil at the age of twenty-seven after experiencing continuous violence in her home country. She spent time in 2021 and 2022 as a prostitute in five mining encampments in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory. Her memories and drawings, recorded in small notebooks, give voice to the stories of many women who balance the thin line between money and brutality.

In a single week, at least 14 people were murdered inside the indigenous territory, including a member of Brazil’s largest criminal organization – First Capital Command (PCC). In retaliation, the faction has sent out a message telling its members to target police and federal agents.

Residents of three regions invaded by criminal gold prospectors reveal how their communities have been destroyed by contamination, violence and prostitution. Their accounts highlight the disruption caused by the state’s failure of care.

Government forestry analyst confirms it is possible to end illegal activities in six months, but only if the authorities take effective action.

Eight Yanomami infants have died from treatable diseases since July, according to new report.

Amidst an explosion in illegal mining operations in the Amazon, a city on the banks of the Tapajós River has become a major beneficiary and facilitator