The consensus is that environmental enforcement must go hand-in-hand with sustainable development in the Amazon. What that looks like is debated
before the World Cup. The tribe received around 3m reais to protect trees, and used it for projects such as a coffee co-operative.
The co-operative did better. Brazil’s largest coffee firm, Três Corações, agreed to buy each harvest for 450 reais a sack . Each Suruí family sells 30-40 sacks, depending on its plot and how many kids it has to pick berries. It is a lot of work for an income less than minimum wage. But the Amazon lacks initiatives for more lucrative economies, like pharmaceuticals or cosmetics, says Denis Minev, who runs its largest department-store chain.
Before diamonds were discovered on Suruí land, they were mined on a nearby reserve occupied by the Cinta Larga tribe. brought wealth but also alcoholism, prostitution and debt. In 2004 the Cinta Larga killed 29. Prospectors fled to other areas; mineral veins led them to Sete de Setembro. Almir forbade the Suruí from mining but Henrique gave them his blessing: “If the forest is going to be cut down, at least let it be by Indians.
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