Tribal leaders living in the Amazon region have complained about this purchase. Prosecutors say that investigation has already started on the reports that have surfaced in this case.
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The smuggling of vaccines has started in Brazil, which is badly affected by Coronavirus. People are buying the vaccine through illegal gold. Brazil is buying the Coronavirus Vaccine Exchange with Gold in exchange for gold illegally excavated at the Yanomami Indigenous Reserve in the state of Roraima. Federal prosecutors have now started investigating this case. The prosecutor’s office has given information about this.
Tribal leaders living in the Amazon region have complained about this purchase. Prosecutors say that investigation has already started on the reports that have surfaced in this case. At the same time, another investigation is also going on, in which it is being ascertained that the vaccine which was sent to the local people for detection, has disappeared. It is believed that the vaccine that was sent to this area has been disappeared for smuggling. This area of Brazil is famous for its illegal gold mines.
Gasoline and generators also sold in exchange for gold
Brazil is experiencing the worst wave of the Coronavirus pandemic right now. Indigenous people of the country remain the most vulnerable to the disease. The Hutukara Association, representing the Yanomami people, put the matter in front of prosecutors. It also got the support of Instituto Sosioambiental, a non-governmental organization. The association said that a health worker in Homoxi district gave the vaccine in lieu of illegal mining gold. This health worker also sold gasoline and a generator in exchange for gold.
Case started investigation: Ministry of Health
Dario Kopenva Ianomami of Hutukara, in a letter outlining formal complaints sent to the government attorney and the Ministry of Health, said that the people of Yanomami have long been complaining that people who illegally mined drugs and other things being given. The association said that in another case, another health worker met the miners at night and gave them medicine in exchange for sleep. The Health Ministry said that it had received the letter on 5 April and has started an investigation into the matter.
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