Brazil Celebrates 'Indigenous People's Day' in Bolsonaro Era

Brazil Celebrates 'Indigenous People's Day' in Bolsonaro Era
Published 20 April 2019 (12 hours 1 minutes ago)


Brazil's Indigenous say the media "cannot forget" President Jair Bolsonaro's policy measures meant to attack native peoples throughout the country.

"On April 19, Indigenous People's Day is celebrated within the context of Jair Bolsonaro's far-right government that has criminalized leaders, scrapped the National Indian Foundation and structured an anti-Indigenous policy," Brasil de Fato newspaper. The Brazilian media outlet said that Indigenous peoples are still struggling for access to land, basic civil rights and survival of their culture.

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"How the current president sees Brazil's Indigenous issue was already clear when he was a legislator. In 1998, Bolsonaro said that the U.S. cavalry was 'really competent' because it eliminated its Indians" during previous centuries, the Sao Paulo Bank Workers' Union pointed out Friday.

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