The president met with ministers a year after the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami indigenous territory came to light.
Flight corridors were opened to allow non-indigenous people to leave illegal mining areas by air. They were to be suspended today, but the authorization has been extended.
Minister of the Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara described mining in the Yanomami territory as devastating. After a night among them, she recounts what she saw.
This week, 80% the 15,000 involved in illegal mining in the northern state of Roraima are expected to leave, said Minister of Justice and Public Safety Flávio Dino.
The region is one of the hardest hit by the effects of illegal mining, which has aggravated the indigenous people's illnesses and also increased violence.
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