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420 Yanomami children died of preventable causes under Bolsonaro
Original: During Bolsonaro’s administration, between 2019 and 2022, 420 Yanomami children under the age of five died from preventa
Reports circulating online state that during Jair Bolsonaro's government, between 2019 and 2022, 420 Yanomami children under the age of five died from preventable causes such as malaria, malnutrition and parasitic infections. The figure is said to be nearly double the number of deaths in the four years prior, renewing criticism of the former president's policies toward Indigenous territories in Brazil.
Why now: The alleged scale of preventable child deaths among the Yanomami under Bolsonaro's government is fuelling renewed debate over his Indigenous policies.
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