Proof of ‘genocide’ amongst Brazil’s indigenous Yanomami, says minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Following experiences of indigenous Yanomami youngsters dying in Brazil of malnutrition and different ailments brought on by unlawful gold mining, there’s sturdy proof of “genocide,” the nation’s Justice Minister Flavio Dino mentioned on Monday.
Late final week, the well being ministry declared a medical emergency within the Yanomami territory, the nation’s largest indigenous reservation.
(Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Modifying by David Alire Garcia)