Now You See It: Now You Don't

Whilst Brazil's elections provided a distraction, illegal gold-mining mafia's have sneaked a number of giant excavators on to that country's largest indigenous territory (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/12/brazil-goldminers-carve-road-to-chaos-amazon-reserve). The protected area (roughly the size of Portugal) is home to Yanomani and other groups. A 'road' was illegally carved through the park to smuggle the excavators in. These excavators are enabling the criminal gangs to massively increase environmental damage in the area, in their lust for gold. The Yanomami hava also been threatened by this intrusion. There must be immediate action to stop extraction of gold, as well as serious punishments for the people heading the criminal gangs (not just the minions of the ground). Brazil can't switch between pro-exploitation and pro-protection governments, if it's going to save its unique environments and their associated cultures.