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Brazil’s Federal Police has inaugurated a forensic geochemistry laboratory intended to compare seized gold with reference data from mineral deposits, supporting investigations into illegal mining and related environmental crimes.
Brazil’s Federal Police has inaugurated a forensic geochemistry laboratory intended to compare seized gold with reference data from mineral deposits, supporting investigations into illegal mining and related environmental crimes.
Brazilian federal agencies have carried out separate operations against unauthorized gold mining in Rondônia and Pará, disabling dredges and land-based equipment while investigations seek to identify the financial and logistical networks involved.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has provisionally suspended the effects of a lower-court ruling that restored Belo Sun’s installation licence for the Volta Grande gold-mining project in Pará. The decision does not finally determine the project’s licensing dispute.
Brazil’s Federal Police said an operation with environmental agency Ibama personnel rendered 15 dredges inoperative on the Madeira River in Rondônia, in an investigation into alleged illegal mineral extraction.
Brazil’s National Mining Agency closed written submissions on October 14, 2026 for draft safety and emergency rules for mining piles. The consultation is complete, but the proposal has not yet become a final regulation.
Brazil’s Federal Police and environmental agency Ibama reported destroying 22 dredges and five support vessels during an operation targeting illegal gold extraction on the Madeira River in Amazonas. No arrests or criminal charges were announced.
Brazil’s new critical-minerals policy establishes a council to set priorities and a suite of financing, traceability and low-carbon certification tools. Its commercial reach will depend on regulations, the first official mineral list and project-selection rules still to be completed.