Violence against Brazil's indigenous people rose last year, report finds

[Judi Lynn]

October 28, 2021
2:24 PM CDT
Last Updated 6 hours ago
Americas

By Anthony Boadle

2 minute read

BRASILIA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Violence against Brazil's indigenous people increased last year as land disputes and invasions of their reservations rose and the government failed to provide protection, the Catholic Church's Indigenous Missionary Council said on Thursday.

Its annual report on violence against the descendents of Brazil's original inhabitants said there were 182 murders of indigenous people in 2020, compared to 113 murders in 2019, a 61% surge.

There were 263 reported land invasions, an "alarming" increase of 137% over incursions on indigenous territory the previous year.

The report blamed the government for failing to protect indigenous communities, while pushing legislation that would open their reservations to commercial mining, oil and gas exploration and the building of hydroelectric dams.

More:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/violence-against-brazils-indigenous-people-rose-last-year-report-finds-2021-10-28/

(Exactly the moves anyone would expect from Bolsonaro.)

[Enoki33]

1. Bolsonaro has much to answer for. Someday.