New gold rush threatens indigenous havens in Brazil's Amazon
PYKANY, Brazil
This aerial view shows the indigenous village of Pykany on the banks of the Xixe River in the Menkragnoti Indigenous Territory, southwestern Para State, Brazil, on May 21, 2026.(AFP)
Indigenous chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire is once again preparing to lead a group of warriors to chase wildcat gold miners away from his people's territory in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
Wearing a red feather headdress, Bepdjo told AFP of rising tensions with intruders in the Bau Indigenous Territory in Para state, four years after his people expelled almost 200 prospectors.
