"There Is a Gold Mine Near the Farm"…Gunfight Erupts in Amazon Rainforest

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] Hundreds of illegal miners stormed a farm in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, resulting in a shootout with casualties.

According to local media on the 5th (local time), about 400 illegal miners invaded the Sansaung farm located in the Novo Horizonte area of Mato Grosso state in northwestern Brazil last week and engaged in a gunfight with residents.

During the incident, one person was confirmed dead and another injured.

They arrived near the farm around the 28th of last month, and the clash is believed to have occurred on the 30th.

More than 400 illegal mining operators in Brazil stormed the Sansaung Farm in the Novo Horizonte area of northwestern Mato Grosso, resulting in a shootout during a clash with residents, leaving one person dead and another injured.
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Local police stated that the miners reportedly stormed the farm after hearing rumors of a gold mine nearby.

The miners involved in the shootout are currently in police custody and under investigation.

Earlier, the Yanomami tribe, the largest indigenous community in the Amazon rainforest, visited the United Nations in September last year, claiming that the Brazilian government was encouraging illegal mining activities, threatening the survival of indigenous people.

It is estimated that about 25,000 illegal miners operate in the Yanomami residential area.

In July last year, the Brazilian Federal Court ordered the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Environment to take measures to expel illegal miners from the Yanomami residential area, but illegal mining activities have not been eradicated.

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