Tin Mine Discharges in Brazil’s Amazonas State Cause Mass Die-off of Aquatic Life in Indigenous Waters

Brazil’s Environmental Inspection Agency has confirmed that a large tin mining company in Amazonas State has been mining beyond its authorized boundaries and discharging untreated tailings wastewater directly into rivers within Indigenous territories. Mass deaths of freshwater dolphins and giant turtles have been reported in rivers within the Waimiri-Atro-Ari Indigenous Reserve.