Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul
INDIGENIST MISSIONARY COUNCIL - CIMI
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SUICIDE
In 2013 the Indigenous Missionary Council (Cimi) recorded 56
victims of suicides, being 50 in Mato Grosso do Sul, 3 in Paraná
and 3 in Tocantins. Of these, 36 cases refer to young people aged
between 13 and 21 years. Of the total of 56 victims, 15 people
were female and 41 male. The manner most employed for the
destruction of life was hanging, with a record of 48 cases.
The sample of cases of suicides recorded in this report indicates
some recurrent features for the last few years: the majority are
young, male and died by hanging. Another recurrence is that the
largest number of cases was registered in Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
and the victims belonged to the Guarani-Kaiowá people.
In the previous report, for the year 2012, the records were
similar, with cases in Mato Grosso, Amazonas, Roraima, Tocantins,
Rondônia and Mato Grosso do Sul. In 2013 cases in Tocantins occur
again and appear 3 cases in Paraná. The Javaé and Karajá peoples,
who live on Bananal Island, have had a suicidal behavior for some
time, making the older ones on the island concerned about the
frequency of occurrences. The Federal Prosecutor's Office in the
state of Tocantins, which recorded the cases of 2013, also raised
concern about the factors that could contribute to the motivation
that leads young people to suicide.
The official data of the Special Secretariat of Indigenous Health
(Sesai) show a reality even more devastating: 76 cases of suicide of
indigenous people in Mato Grosso do Sul. This index is the largest in
28 years, according to the records of the Cimi. Of the 73 indigenous
dead, 75 were of the Guarani-Kaiowá people, most aged between
15 and 30 years.
Data: Special secretariat
for indigenous health -
Ministry of Health
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Suicide of Indigenous Peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
44 40 38 53 42 50 40 40 59 42 40 45 53 76 662View entire presentation