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By Indian Law Resource Center

[WASHINGTON, D.C., AUGUST 2020] -- Brazil has blocked an Indigenous woman from addressing the Organization of American States Permanent Council during the O.A.S. Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples (August 5-12, 2020). We condemn this deplorable, dangerous act.

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Read more about Carta aberta a Jair Bolsonaro: Brasil está falhando em proteger a saúde dos Povos Indígenas do país durante #COVID19

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Sr Jair Bolsonaro
Presidente
Praça dos Três Poderes, Palácio do Planalto
Twitter: @jairbolsonaro

Caro Senhor Presidente e Senhores Ilustres,

Read more about Open Letter to Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil is Failing to Protect the Health of Indigenous Peoples During the #COVID19

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June 10, 2020

Sr. Jair Bolsonaro

President

Praça dos Três Poderes, Palácio do Planalto

Twitter: @jairbolsonaro

Dear Senhor Presidente and Distinguished Sirs,

Read more about Brazil Fails to Prevent COVID-19 Spread in Indigenous Communities: The Xavante Example

Photo by Daniel Santini.

By Laura R. Graham

Read more about After a Recent Victory, Indigenous Peoples Face Many Legal Battles in Brazil

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Read more about A’uwẽ-Xavante Leaders Denounce Bogus Consultations Regarding 3 Hydroelectric Dams, Demand halt to Commercial Transport on Federal Highways during COVID

Many A'uwẽ-Xavante ceremonies – such as wate’a (above), part of the male initiation complex -- revolve around water and ritual activities in water. Plans for three hydroelectric dams on tributaries to the Rio das Mortes threaten the river basin. Photo by Rosa Gauditano/Studio R.

By Laura R. Graham, with collaboration from Edson Krenak Naknanuk

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Photo: Brazil's Supreme Court. by Ricardo on Flickr.

Photo by Daniel Santini.

Many A'uwẽ-Xavante ceremonies – such as wate’a (above), part of the male initiation complex -- revolve around water and ritual activities in water. Plans for three hydroelectric dams on tributaries to the Rio das Mortes threaten the river basin. Photo by Rosa Gauditano/Studio R.

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