NARCO-MINING AND (IN)SECURITY IN THE AMAZON: MILITARIZATION, ORGANIZED CRIME, AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE IN THE YANOMAMI TERRITORY
militarização, crime organizado e resistências indígenas na terra indígena yanomami
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This article analyzes the phenomenon of narco-mining in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT), understood as the articulation between illegal mining and drug trafficking, with strong involvement of criminal organizations. The study examines how militarized security policies contribute to the reproduction of these dynamics, based on Paul Amar’s critical security theory. Methodologically, this is a qualitative, exploratory, and analytical study, grounded in bibliographic review and documentary analysis of institutional reports and materials produced by Indigenous organizations. The findings indicate that state approaches centered on repression not only fail to contain narco-mining but also deepen inequalities and vulnerabilities, particularly among Indigenous peoples and migrants. In contrast, the article highlights the relevance of Indigenous epistemologies, which understand security as inseparable from life, territory, and cosmology. It concludes that addressing narco-mining requires structural public policies that integrate social justice, environmental protection, and respect for Indigenous autonomy, moving beyond militarized security frameworks.
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