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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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• During Bolsonaro’s administration, between 2019 and 2022, 420 Yanomami children under the age of five died from preventable causes, such as malaria, malnutrition, and parasitic infections. The number of deaths is nearly double that of the four years prior to the fascist’s… · Persona@todon.nl · 31

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