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Judi Lynn

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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:25 PM Jul 2020

Supreme Court Justice Rules that The Government Must Fight Coronavirus among Indigenous People


Decision is result of lawsuit that accuses the government of neglect

Jul.9.2020 1:49PM

Marcelo Rocha
Matheus Teixeira
BRASÍLIA

Supreme Court Justice Luís Roberto Barroso ruled on Wednesday (8) that the federal government must adopt a series of measures to contain the Covid-19 contagion and mortality among the indigenous population.

The decision comes from a case brought by the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil and six opposition political parties, which accused the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro of neglect.

On Wednesday, Bolsonaro (without a party) sanctioned a bill that deals with social protection measures to prevent contagion and spread the disease in indigenous territories. But Bolsonaro vetoed the government's obligation to provide drinking water, hygiene, and hospital beds to indigenous people.

Among the measures determined by Barroso are the access of all indigenous people to the Indigenous Health Subsystem and the elaboration of a plan to confront and monitor Covid-19. The actions must be implemented with the participation of the communities.

More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2020/07/supreme-court-justice-rules-that-the-government-must-fight-coronavirus-among-indigenous-people.shtml
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