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Apr 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Brazil Indigenous could be Decimated

Below is an article from Al Jazeera Sao Paulo, Brazil- Haunted by Brazil's macabre history of Indigenous genocide and death by preventable disease, Ianukula Kaiabi Suia, president of the Xingu Indigenous Land Association, has called on his village to obey strict lockdown measures during the coronavirus pandemic. "We know that historically, a large part of Brazil's Indigenous population was wiped...

Apr 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Brazil Indigenous could be Decim...

Already under threat from illegal loggers, indigenous groups go under lockdown to try to stem the virus's spread. Tribal leaders fear that coronavirus could have devastating effects on their communities....

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