{"id":19137,"date":"2026-06-01T09:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/how-illegal-gold-is-destroying-the-amazon\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:46:03","slug":"how-illegal-gold-is-destroying-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/how-illegal-gold-is-destroying-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"How illegal gold is destroying the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Amazon continues to lose pieces on the state’s watch. Despite operations announced by the Brazilian government of Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva against illegal gold mining, illegal mining in protected areas and indigenous territories remains a giant business.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

The latest evidence comes from a<\/a> Greenpeace Brazil<\/em> investigation published by the Reuters<\/em> news agency.<\/a> The mechanism identified by environmentalists revolves around so-called “phantom permits”: mining authorizations that are formally valid but refer to areas where mining activity simply does not exist. According to the organization’s analysis, 98 of 187 mining areas examined in the Amazon show no sign of mining. Yet 26.8 tons of gold worth an estimated $3.88 billion<\/strong> would have transited from those sites between 2018 and March 2026. Gold that, once “cleaned up” on paper, enters the global commercial supply chain. <\/p>\n\n

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