Young Yanomami woman. The dimension of the problem caused by the illegal presence of prospectors in Yanomami lands can be better understood from Indigenous people's perspective: "the mere presence of a single foreigner can mean the spread of plague, and widespread death.

For the Yanomami, the lack of immunity to illnesses introduced by miners, the rise in cases of malaria, and their dependence on natural resources poisoned by mining activities has predictably resulted in numerous deaths."

State: Roraima.