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    The Wider Image: Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering

    An aircraft used by illegal miners is found hidden under a tree canopy during an operation by members of the Special Inspection Group from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) against illegal mining in Yanomami Indigenous land, at a farm in rural Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil, November 30, 2023. The Brazilian military reduced operations in mid-2023 and stopped transporting fuel for Ibama's helicopters to forward bases inside the reservation, limiting their range across the giant territory. The Air Force has not enforced a no-fly zone, despite being ordered to do so by Lula in April, while the Navy is not doing enough to blockade rivers that are the miners' main access for machinery and supplies, three Ibama officials said. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
    The Wider Image: Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering
    The Wider Image: Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering

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