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 deaths increased in Lula’s first year—363 in 2023 versus 343 in 2022 under Bolsonaro. Fourteen months into Lula’s term, Roraima sees the opening of a federal coordination center to address […]
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