On the banks of the Içá River, the Amazonian municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá, near Brazil’s border with Colombia, sits along a route used to traffic drugs and illegal gold.

Pirates, trafficking and illegal mining: criminal life on an Amazon river

Pirates, trafficking and illegal mining: criminal life on an Amazon river

On the banks of the Içá River, the Amazonian municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá, near Brazil’s border with Colombia, sits along a route used to traffic drugs and illegal gold.

Photo: Michael Dantas.

The Içá is the only river in the rainforest that crosses four countries, which makes it a sometimes violent meeting place for gangs competing to smuggle gold and cocaine.

Bruno Abbud
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28 Abril, 2025

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