Operação da PF e ICMBio mira extração ilegal de quartzo no Norte de Minas

Brazil's Federal Police and ICMBio launched Operation Nascentes Livres targeting illegal quartz mining in northern Minas Gerais, executing four search and seizure warrants and freezing up to R$6.4 million in assets. The suspect is alleged to have operated illegally for nearly two decades in the buffer zone of the Nascentes Geraizeiras Sustainable Development Reserve, amassing R$3.9 million in fines across 23 administrative citations. The illegal activity caused approximately 90 hectares of envir