this of course affects the various animal populations, but it also has a devastaing effect on some of the  surviving indigenous tribes, who are at home in the forest, including the kaiagang, potiguara, wassu, guarani, and kaiowa tribes, among others.

in case of a suspected illegal animal trade, or for other environmental crimes, inea should be contacted - the number to call is 21 2332.4604, or an email can be sent via this link.

alternatively, the disque denúncia crimes ambientais can be contacted at 21 2253.1177 in rio, 0300 253.11.77 for the interior of the state, or via the website on this page.

the assembléia legislativa do estado do rio de janeiro can also be contacted at 0800 282.0230 free of charge, while the brazilian institute for the environment - ibama makes an online form available on this page.