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Wildcat miners have reportedly burned down the home of a leader of the indigenous Munduruku people. Brazil's top court has already ruled against illegal mining on protected lands.
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Miners fired at a village of the Munduruku group, and burned down the house of one of their leaders, Brazil s main indigenous organization said.
Criminals are terrorizing the leaders of the Munduruku people for opposing illegal mining. In an act of terrorism they torched the home of (Munduruku leader) Maria Leusa Kaba and are continuing to threaten other people in reprisal for the Federal Police operation in the region to kick out invaders, said Sonia Guajajara, a leader of the Association of Brazil s Indigenous Peoples (APIB).
Police did not confirm the new attacks alleged by the indigenous people.
2021-05-26 22:05:34 GMT2021-05-27 06:05:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BRASILIA, May 26 (Xinhua) Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga announced on Wednesday that the government is set to sign a contract with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca next week to produce the active ingredient to make the vaccine against COVID-19. With the connections made by the Ministry of Health, it will be possible, with everyone s commitment, to vaccinate the Brazilian population over 18 years old by the end of 2021, Queiroga said during a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies.
According to the minister, the contract signing should take place on June 1 in a ceremony that will be attended by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and then the product will be manufactured by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro.