Faced with the humanitarian crisis affecting the Yanomami peoples, the Brazilian Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC) sent a delegation to Boa Vista this Sunday to investigate the violation of the rights of the indigenous population.
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The mission left Brasilia and is made up of the executive secretary of the MDHC, Rita Oliveira; the national secretary for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, Ariel de Castro Alves; the National Secretary for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, Isadora Brandão; and the national Human Rights Ombudsman, Bruno Renato.
At the same time, the MDHC has sought out civil society organizations to bring donations of food and health supplies to Yanomami Territory.
Initially, the delegation will meet with prosecutors and public defenders, indigenous leaders and movements, and civil society organizations such as Ibama and Funai.
According to the MDHC, the purpose of the meetings is to identify other threatened leaders, draw up a plan to strengthen the local protection network, and map public facilities and local conditions.
The Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Silvio Almeida, said in this regard: “the situation of the Yanomami people will only be resolved with lasting public policies, or in the perfect synthesis of President Lula with the effective presence of the State.”
Almeida added in this sense, “we sent the delegation to collect the necessary information for an assertive action. From then on, a report will be prepared for the ministry’s actions and to determine the responsibilities for what happened.”
Likewise, he also promised to guarantee “logistical and security conditions” to the teams of the Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) and the National Anti-Racist Front, organizations responsible for the Favelas campaign with the Yanomami, who seek to collect donations and build A health center. centers for the indigenous ethnic group.
Disclaimer: Via Telesur – Translated by RJ983
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