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Failure to comply with autonomous during Covid-19 in Brazil
journal contribution
posted on 2023-11-07, 09:21 authored by Liana Amin Lima da Silva, Martha Priscylla Monteiro Joca MartinsMartha Priscylla Monteiro Joca MartinsIndigenous and traditional communities have been especially hard hit by the coronavirus. The pandemic is compounded by ecocide, fires, hydroelectric power and mining. Beyond the Brazilian government’s negligence, the State has failed to adopt special measures for the communities, nor has it suspended the consultation processes, as established by the IACHR. The indigenous peoples are trying to resist subjugation with their own protocols, their fight within the justice sector and their refusal to adhere to virtual consultations