Government announces 1,2 billion to expand actions in Yanomami lands.
In a press conference this Thursday (22), Guajajara commented on the deaths of Yanomami indigenous people.
247 - The federal government plans to expand permanent operations within the Yanomami indigenous territory due to the health and humanitarian crises. Last year, there were 363 registered deaths of indigenous people from this ethnic group, a number higher than in 2022, when 343 died. The data comes from the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health and was released this Thursday.
Local communities are victims of the devastating impact of illegal mining within their territories. The government's planned investment is 1,2 billion reais in extraordinary credit.
In a press conference this Thursday (22), Guajajara commented on the deaths of Yanomami indigenous people last year and reinforced that the government is present, but that there is complexity in the territory for the advancement of operations.