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Brazil declares emergency over deaths of Yanomami children from malnutrition

Brazil Boa Vista President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country’s largest Indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining. A decree published on Friday by the incoming government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said […]