{"id":82962,"date":"2026-04-14T17:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redept.com.br\/blogosfera\/indigenous-people-report-new-suspicions-of-river-contamination-by-mining-company-in-amazonas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:49:45","slug":"indigenous-people-report-new-suspicions-of-river-contamination-by-mining-company-in-amazonas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redept.com.br\/blogosfera\/indigenous-people-report-new-suspicions-of-river-contamination-by-mining-company-in-amazonas\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous people report new suspicions of river contamination by mining company in Amazonas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leia em portugu\u00eas<\/em><\/p>\n

A NEW WAVE<\/strong> of mining waste may have reached rivers in the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory, which borders one of the country\u2019s largest open-pit mines, operated by Minera\u00e7\u00e3o Taboca in Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas.<\/p>\n

After heavy rains hit the region earlier this month, the Waimiri Atroari saw muddy stains flowing down a stream that runs through the mining area and empties into the Indigenous Territory.<\/p>\n

During environmental inspection operations carried out last week together with FUNAI (Brazil\u2019s National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples), the Waimiri also noticed a \u201cstrong odor\u201d in the Tiaraju stream and the Alala\u00fa River, the main river in the Indigenous Territory.<\/p>\n

According to the inspection teams, there was a \u201cconsiderable increase in the muddiness of the water\u201d as well as a \u201cvery strong odor,\u201d which \u201caffected the breathing of team members,\u201d causing \u201ca burning sensation when breathing and itching on the skin.\u201d A similar situation had already been recorded in February.<\/p>\n

The information is contained in an official letter sent last Wednesday (April 8) by the Waimiri Atroari to the Federal Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Amazonas state (MPF-AM). The document was attached to the civil inquiry that is investigating whether Minera\u00e7\u00e3o Taboca is responsible for contaminating rivers in the Indigenous Territory.<\/p>\n

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