Indígenas invocan solidaridad para resistir pandemia de COVID-19 Servindi 4-1-21 Hoy viernes 2 de abril acabamos de recibir la grata noticia que el hermano Ermeto Tuesta se encuentra estable y que gracias a una colecta privada y algunas donaciones ya completó el dinero que necesitaba para atender su...
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In Brazil's Amazon, fear of COVID-19 vaccine poses challenges The Associated Press 2-12-21 President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-science message has made its way to the remote communities, say experts, who also cite misinformation among some evangelical leaders. Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/brazil-s-amazon-fear-covid-19-vaccine-poses-challenges-n1257622...
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Covid 19 wreaks havoc among Brazil’s indigenous leaders Ella Barnes / Latin America Bureau 2-11-21 Isaías Pereira Fontes dies of Covid-19 in Manaus. Covid 19 will affect Brazil’s indigenous groups for many years, not only because of the number of lives it has taken but also because among...
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Brazil: The dangers of rolling back social and environmental safeguards for indigenous and forest peoples during COVID-19 Forest Peoples Programme 2-19-21 Over the last several years, the Brazilian government has rolled back environmental and social protections, threatening ecosystems such as the Amazon rainforest and the livelihoods of...
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Indigenous peoples face rise in rights abuses during pandemic, report finds Patrick Greenfield / The Guardian 2-18-21 Increasing land grabs endangering forest communities and wildlife as governments expand mining and agriculture to combat economic impact of Covid. Indigenous communities in some of the world’s most forested tropical countries...
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The devastating and irreparable death of Aruká Juma COIAB 2-18-21 The death of the last man of the Juma indigenous people, the warrior Amoim Aruká, by complications from Covid-19, is heartbreaking. The Juma people have suffered numerous massacres throughout their history. From 15,000 people at the beginning of...
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