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Mining’s Toxic Legacy in Yanomami Territory
A study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Socio-Environmental Institute revealed alarming mercury contamination among the Yanomami, Brazil's largest Indigenous group.
The analysis involved 287...
Brazil’s Yanomami Crisis Intensifies
The Yanomami, Brazil's ancient indigenous group, face an escalating humanitarian crisis. President Lula declared a national emergency, recognizing the crisis at his inauguration.
However, Yanomami...
Brazil sends 3,000 Troops to Guard Yanomami Territory Against Illegal Mining
The Brazilian Army's move to deploy 3,000 troops to the Yanomami Indigenous Territory marks a significant effort to safeguard this critical region.
General Tomás Paiva...
A Cinematic Tribute to Mamonas Assassinas
"Mamonas Assassinas - The Movie" brings to life the swift rise and sudden fall of the 90s Brazilian band Mamonas Assassinas.
This film, ready for...
Yanomami praise government attention and seek improved health and territorial protections in Brazil
The Yanomami and Ye’kwana indigenous communities in Brazil have praised the attention they've received from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government but are...
Brazil authorizes the Military to conduct law enforcement on Yanomami land
The Brazilian federal government has issued a decree permitting the military to engage in law enforcement activities, including arrests, patrols, and vessel searches on...
US and Brazil hold disarmament and non-proliferation dialogue in Rio de Janeiro
The United States and Brazil held the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Dialogue in Rio de Janeiro on June 30.
This meeting is one of several exchanges...
Brazil dismantles 200 illegal mining camps in Yanomami indigenous territories
Brazil's Federal Police dismantled 200 illegal mining camps in the Yanomani indigenous territories in the Amazon in a month of operations, the entity said...
Brazil: federal base agents on Yanomami land in Roraima are attacked with gunfire
The federal base set up two weeks ago in the Palimiú village on Yanomami Indigenous Land, in the state of Roraima, was attacked with...
Lula Government puts pornography alongside religion as a threat to the Yanomami tribes
Through a joint ordinance between the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai) and the Special Secretariat of Indigenous Health (SESAI) linked to the Ministry...
Brazil opens investigation on Bolsonaro government’s responsibility in Yanomami humanitarian crisis
The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) opened on Monday (30) a procedure to investigate the responsibility of the Brazilian State in the humanitarian crisis of...
Venezuelan deputy says that malnourished Yanomami are from his country and not Brazil
The deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Romel Guzamana, said through social networks that the indigenous Yanomami ethnic group with signs of malnutrition...
What does the Yanomami humanitarian crisis have to do with Venezuela?
The humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami villages, in Roraima, has been associated by members of the Lula da Silva government with the previous government's...
‘Farce of the left’, says Bolsonaro, about alleged disregard for Yanomami
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) countered, on Sunday 22, President Lula's speeches, about his government's alleged disregard for indigenous populations.
The day before Bolsonaro...