Part of the Federal Police (PF) personnel involved in Operation Liberation were transferred this Friday morning (24) to the federal base installed in the Palimiu region, in the Yanomami Territory, after intelligence information pointed to a possible movement of prospectors in seeking retaliation in the region.
The reprisal would take place after the action that took place in the region at dawn on Thursday (23), when boats with cassiterite (the main ore of tin, which is a metal) tried to break through the inspection barrier installed on the Urariocoera river and fired at federal agents. , according to PF.
The inspectors fought back and, in the shootout, one of the miners was injured. He was detained by the PF for attacking public servants and was taken to the hospital.
After the incident, the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) asked the PF to reinforce the security of the base. The reinforcement is supported by Armed Forces helicopters.
The case is one of the subjects that will be discussed by the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, and the director general of the PF, Andrei Rodrigues, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this Friday (24) in the morning at the Planalto Palace.
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According to Ibama, the criminals went down the river in seven 12-meter “voadeiras” loaded with cassiterite. The shipment of ore stolen from the indigenous land was identified by drones operated by Ibama. After the attack, the criminals fled.
“It was a programmed criminal attack. Anyone who tries to break through the blockade will be arrested. Putting an end to illegal mining is President Lula’s determination,” said Ibama president Rodrigo Agostinho.
Security at the control base, installed on the 7th, is carried out by agents of the National Public Security Force, the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and Ibama.
The main objective of the base is to prevent the entry of boats with supplies and equipment for prospecting in the Yanomami Territory. Since the installation of a physical barrier with steel cables, on the 20th, no loaded boat has gone towards the mines, according to Ibama.
Source: CNN Brasil
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