Indigenous peoples protect the forest and have the right to their lands. The spread of illegal mining in Yanomami territory caused a humanitarian crisis, with severe malnutrition and malaria; a public health emergency was declared in January 2023.
Far right
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- Demarcação: como Bolsonaro travou e como Lula pode destravarThe Bolsonaro government demarcated no Indigenous land in four years, keeping its promise.Read the story
- Lula anuncia decreto de tolerância zero com o garimpo na terra YanomamiThe Yanomami humanitarian crisis inherited in 2023 was tied to the spread of illegal mining.Read the story
- Falei com Mourão, mas nada aconteceu, diz líder YanomamiA Yanomami leader says he warned the Bolsonaro government about mining and nothing was done.Read the story
Sources
Where the data on this page comes from.
- Agência Brasil
Public health emergency in Yanomami territory, January 2023.
- Agência Brasil
Federal prosecutors investigate the state's responsibility for the mining-driven crisis.
- Agência Brasil
As a 2018 candidate, Bolsonaro said he would not grant “one centimeter” of land to Indigenous and quilombola peoples.