Internet users cite the Yanomami Indians, criticize the Bolsonaro government, and defend the Mais Médicos program.
The program launched by the Dilma government was among the most discussed topics on Twitter.
247 Internet users have once again expressed outrage at the health problems faced by the Yanomami Indians in Roraima, where they were found with severe malnutrition and malariaTwitter users defended Mais Médicos, a program launched in 2013 by the then government of President Dilma Rousseff - the objective was to bring more professionals to poor regions and mainly in the interior of the states in an emergency. On Tuesday (24), the name of the program was in the trending topic, as one of the most commented subjects on Twitter.
Journalist Luís Nassif said that "we cannot forget the role of former minister Mandetta, ending the Mais Médicos program. It was one of the causes of the return of epidemics to the villages."
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Another profile said: "The rich don't like the More Doctors Program because it increases competition for their children who are doctors and helps the poorest." "It has nothing to do with Cuban doctors, it has to do with money: the fewer doctors there are, the higher the cost of a consultation."
Federal Deputy Jandira Feghali (PCdoB-RJ) quoted statements from a healthcare professional. "Devastating. Ana Caroline, from the Mais Médicos program, gives a dramatic account of the situation of the Yanomami people. Lack of infrastructure and access to basic medicines. A situation of complete abandonment and hope for a structured plan of differentiated long-term care."
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According to the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, 99 Yanomami children died in 2022 due to illegal mining in the region. The ministry estimates that at least 570 children have died from mercury contamination, malnutrition, and hunger in recent years.
The Ministry of Health, headed by Nísia Trindade, decreed public health emergencyAt least four other ministries are involved in the task force to help indigenous people - Development and Social Assistance (Wellington Dias); Indigenous Peoples (Sônia Guajajara), Human Rights (Silvio Luiz de Almeida), and Justice and Public Security (Flávio Dino).
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