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FROM THE YANOMAMI TO THE MARUDI: Convicted Criminal Rodrigo Cataratas Now Accused of Kidnapping and Torturing Indigenous Men in Guyana
— # FROM THE YANOMAMI TO THE MARUDI: Guyana Welcomes a Convicted Felon ## The GACN Investigates Rodrigo Cataratas’s Infiltration of Guyana’s Gold Sector **By the Guyana Anti-Corruption Network (GACN) Research Desk** **March 2026** ### Executive Summary In February 2026, a Brazilian federal court delivered a landmark verdict: Rodrigo Martins de Mello, known as “Rodrigo… — read more
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Bolsonaro Allies and Money Launderers Set Up Shop in Guyana’s Gold Rush
### 🚨 RED ALERT: Is Guyana Becoming a Safe Haven for International Environmental Criminals? A explosive new investigation from the Brazilian journalism agency Repórter Brasil has dropped a bombshell that should worry every Guyanese citizen. Titled *“Investigados no Brasil, empresários do garimpo levam escavadeiras para a Guiana”* (Brazilian Mining Entrepreneurs Under Investigation Take Excavators to… — read more
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Why Is the President of Guyana Meeting With Antonio Denarium Amid Ongoing Legal Controversies?
Antonio Denarium, governor of Roraima, has faced significant controversy over his stance and policies affecting Indigenous communities, particularly the Yanomami. Federal prosecutors from Brazil’s Ministério Público Federal opened inquiries into whether public statements he made about the Yanomami people were discriminatory, while his administration has been criticized for supporting state laws seen as favorable to… — read more