Hyundai if withprometo help stop illegal mining after pressure from Greenpeace

Um report, released by Greenpeace Brazil, showed that excavators have been a key part in the expansion of illegal mining in Indigenous Lands in the Amazon, and how the activity has negatively impacted the way of life of indigenous peoples. 

According to the analysis, between 2021 and 2023, 176 excavators were identified in the territories Kayapó, Munduruku and Yanomami, with more than 42% of them being manufactured by the Korean company Hyundai Construction Equipment – ​​HCE.

The investigation also pointed out that, recently, authorized resellers of Hyundai settled in the vicinity of these three Indigenous Lands, which are the most affected by the illegal mining.

Hyundai acts against illegal mining

In a statement published this Friday (28) on its website (*), The Hyundai Construction Equipment – ​​HCE admitted that the destruction of Amazon and the violation of the way of life of Indian people is a serious problem and will make efforts to protect the Amazon.

The company will temporarily stop selling its heavy machines in the states of Amazonas, Roraima and Pará, where the Kayapó, Munduruku and Yanomami Indigenous Lands are located. 

A Hyundai will also cease offering maintenance and parts supply in the region until its efforts to strengthen its sales process and compliance system are effective in preventing its excavators from being used for the illegal mining. 

A great victory for indigenous peoples who have been fighting for decades to keep miners out of their territories and suffering from the increasingly intense devastation of the lands they inhabit!

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