Yanomami humanitarian crisis

Yanomami humanitarian crisis
Duration2019–2023
LocationYanomami Indigenous Territory, Brazil
Typemass deaths, famine, forced displacements and other major human rights violations

During the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2023), a series of mass deaths, famine, forced displacements and other major human rights violations took place in the Brazilian Yanomami Indigenous Territory.[1][2][3] Such events reportedly started or were aggravated from 2019 on as a consequence of rampant exploitation of natural resources by individuals and companies with state approval, and have been frequently said to constitute a genocide against the Yanomami people.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Amazon gold miners invade indigenous village in Brazil after its leader is killed". The Guardian. July 28, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Yanomami Amazon reserve invaded by 20,000 miners; Bolsonaro fails to act". Mongabay Environmental News. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Brum, Eliane (June 24, 2020). "Mães Yanomami imploram pelos corpos de seus bebês". El País Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Debatedores apontam risco de genocídio dos Yanomami - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Povos indígenas, genocídio e a sequência de omissões do governo Bolsonaro". Consultor Jurídico (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Evidence of 'genocide' among Brazil's indigenous Yanomami, says minister". Reuters. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.