Belo Sun mine: “A complete failure of responsibility”

License of Canadian gold mine by Pará's agency is blasted by Juruna leader

Tiffany Higgins

Apr 23, 2026 — 1 min read

Taywade, of the Juruna Indigenous people, lives in the middle of the Xingu River in Pacajai community. He called Pará state's licensing of the Canadian open-pit gold mine a "complete failure" of the environmental licensing agency's responsibility. Photo: Tiffany Higgins.

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