Fines for environmental crimes in the Amazon increase 200% in three months

According to Ibama data, the number of fines for deforestation and other infractions in the Amazon region increased more than 200% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the average for the same period in the years 2019 to 2022. The seizures of goods and products related to environmental infractions rose 133%, while the number of property embargoes grew 93% in the same period.

In operations against invaders of the Yanomami indigenous territory, Ibama destroyed 285 miners’ camps, eight aircraft, 23 boats, three tractors and more than 100 engines, in addition to having seized 21 thousand liters of fuel and logistical support equipment for illegal mining. In Brazil as a whole, Ibama’s environmental notifications increased 78% from January to March this year, in comparison to the same period in the four previous years.