Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion

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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk

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17/03/2023 11:15

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Indigenous children suffer most from illegal miners’ Amazon invasion

 

17/03/2023 11:15 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk

The influx of heavily armed gangs, now being tackled by President Lula, has had a catastrophic effect on infant health

The severely malnourished Yanomami baby girl is about eight months old but weighs just 2.75kg (6lbs) – less than half the average for her age. A catheter runs into her tiny right foot, delivering a blood transfusion doctors hope will save her life.

“This is a really difficult moment for us,” says Francinete Rodrigues, the director of the Santo Antônio children’s hospital in Boa Vista, an institution on the frontline of an Indigenous health catastrophe Brazil’s president calls an attempted genocide.

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