Tag: Xingu

How backhoe makers encourage illegal mining in the Amazon

How backhoe makers encourage illegal mining in the Amazon

A raft slides on the waters of a river in a remote area of the Amazon, carrying a Hyundai hydraulic excavator that weighs at least 15 tons into the forest. The scene was recorded by indigenous people and sent to authorities by WhatsApp, along with a request for help....

Raoni anuncia apoio a Lula: ‘Bolsonaro quer a extinção dos indígenas’

Raoni está cansado. Mesmo um ano após ter vencido a covid, o líder indígena, de 91 anos, ainda sente dores no corpo e dificuldade para respirar, como contou em entrevista exclusiva à Repórter Brasil, na sede do seu instituto em Peixoto Azevedo (MT). O vírus o infectou...

3 children die in 11 days in the Xingu during indigenous healthcare void

There were no doctors on the morning of April 2 to see Milena Kaiabi, who was born in the Paranaíta village, in the Xingu Indigenous Park, north of Mato Grosso. The 4 days old newborn was crying, feverish and unwilling to breastfeed, but the nurse that visited the...