Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul
Between 2003 and 2013 more than 150 conflicts related to
territorial rights were reported in the Mato Grosso do Sul press.
At present 8 indigenous leaders and 10 entire communities are
included in the National Programme for the Protection of Human
Rights Defenders.
Over the past 10 years at least 16 indigenous leaders were
murdered in the struggle for land in Mato Grosso do Sul.
"Close to 40% of all deaths amongs Brazilian indigenous
peoples since 2007 comprised of children with up to 4 years. The
index is almost nine times higher than the percentage of deaths of
children of the same age (4.5%), compared to the total number in
Brazil in the same period.
Information from Datasus (the Brazilian Health System unified
database), show that, since 2008, 419 Indigenous children with up
to 9 years in Brazil died from malnutrition.
The number represents 55% of all deaths from malnutrition
recorded in the country in the period, despite the fact that the
indigenous peoples are only 0.4% of the population." 5
In the last 5 years there have been 14.300 victims of the lack of
assistance in the area of health in Mato Grosso do Sul.
In the last 5 years there have been 9.660 victims of the general
lack of assistance in Mato Grosso do Sul.
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4 Vários autores. IWGIA. Suicídio adolescente em povos indígenas. São Paulo: Arte Brasil Editora, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2014/02/140220_abre_indios_desnutricao_pai_jf.shtml
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6This deals with a variety of omissions on the part of governmental agencies on the municipal, state and national levels in relation to indigenous communities.
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