Brazil’s environmental agency identifies ‘signs of environmental violations’ by mining company near Indigenous territory in Amazonas
Dead river dolphins and turtles were found in a river in the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory; Ibama says ‘areas of exposed soil and mineral extraction’ extend beyond Mineração Taboca’s authorised area; company denies any link between its operations and water contamination
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Gold mining companies facing environmental lawsuits and fines got R$90 million in tax breaks
Without socio-environmental criteria, Brazilian tax incentive laws allow tax exemptions for gold mining companies in the Legal Amazon that have been fined for environmental violations and implicated in irregularities by oversight bodies
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Indigenous people report new suspicions of river contamination by mining company in Amazonas
A FUNAI inspection says pollution stains likely originated in the area operated by Mineração Taboca, Brazil’s largest tin producer; investigated since 2021 over possible contamination in the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory, the company says there is no conclusive evidence
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Italy pressed over signs of illegal gold imports from Brazil
Italian lawmakers have asked the government for explanations after Brazilian authorities and reports by Repórter Brasil revealed business ties between Italian refineries and exporters under investigation for allegedly trading gold originating from illegal mining sites in the Amazon
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Mining Company Investigated for Amazon Contamination Reached Toyota and Tesla’s Supply Chain
Tin extracted by Mineração Taboca has been sold to Toyota and reached Tesla’s production chain; Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Amazonas (MPF-AM) is investigating heavy metal contamination on the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Land (AM); the company denies its operations are linked to the pollution.
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Global banks stay silent on ties to Indigenous-opposed project in the Amazon
Swiss bank UBS and U.S. firms Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Rockefeller hold shares in Brazil Potash, whose Amazon mine is opposed by the Mura Indigenous people and challenged by federal prosecutors
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BNDES notifies ethanol plant with partner fined for planting on Indigenous land
Miguel Vaz Ribeiro was fined R$ 2.9 million by the Brazilian Environmental Agency for illegally planting corn on the Batelão Indigenous Land in Mato Grosso, the country’s main grain-producing state. Ribeiro is a supplier and one of the partners of FS, a mill financed by the Brazilian Climate Fund and one of the largest corn-ethanol producers in Brazil
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UN pension fund Invests in SLC, operating on farm linked to deforestation
In September 2025, SLC Agrícola had 44.1% of its shares in the hands of investors. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, which gathers UN employees, and pension funds from California are among the investors who have already acquired stakes in the company
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Supplier to Bunge and Cargill leases land on farm with deforestation in Piauí
Grain producer SLC, which adopted a zero deforestation policy in 2021, claims it operates only on parts of the property without recent loss of native vegetation; experts argue that the anti-deforestation policy evaluation should consider the entire rural property
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SLC produces soy on land owned by individual accused of land grabbing in Brazil
Farmers in possession of the land face legal actions for overlapping with indigenous and traditional community territories; SLC signed a contract to produce until 2039 on the farm, which includes the disputed area
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