Indigenous people lived in the Maxakali village, in Bertópolis, in the Mucuri Valley Secult-MG/Disclosure The Federal Court ordered a series of urgent measures to improve the living conditions and health care of the Maxakali indigenous people, in Teófilo Otoni, in the Mucuri Valley. The preliminary decision was signed by judge Antonio Lucio Tulio de Oliveira Barbosa last Thursday (23). The decision partially responds to a request from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF), which denounced a humanitarian crisis faced by the indigenous people of the Mucuri Valley (remember below). The judge stated that the community is experiencing an "Unconstitutional State of Affairs", marked by serious violations of fundamental rights. In the decision, the judge highlighted that infant mortality among indigenous people is up to ten times higher than that recorded among the non-indigenous population in the same region. The document also cites problems such as lack of drinking water, chronic malnutrition, difficulties in accessing healthcare and allegations of institutional racism. The determinations are directed to the Union, the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai), the Government of Minas Gerais and the municipalities of Bertópolis, Ladainha, Santa Helena de Minas and Teófilo Otoni.
Federal Court orders urgent intervention to contain humanitarian crisis for the Maxakali people in MG
Indigenous people lived in the Maxakali village, in Bertópolis, in the Mucuri Valley Secult-MG/Disclosure The Federal Court ordered a series of urgent measures to improve the living conditions and health care of the...
What the Court determined The deadlines for complying with the measures vary between 24 hours and 60 days. Among the main determinations are: 24 hours: immediate testing in cases of diarrhea outbreaks in villages. 15 days: processing and delivery of laboratory test results collected in the communities. 30 days: start of regular supply of drinking water, implementation of 24-hour health care in villages, distribution of basic food baskets and opening of investigations into allegations of institutional racism. 45 days: start of periodic examinations to diagnose parasites and anemia and formalization of processes to investigate cases of discrimination. 60 days: reinforcement of indigenous health teams, resumption of Funai's face-to-face activities in the region, training of SUS professionals and structuring of the Aldeia Verde Basic Indigenous Health Unit. According to the decision, non-compliance with the measures could result in daily fines of between R$15,000 and R$60,000, which will be allocated to the Fund for the Defense of Diffuse Rights (FDD). g1 contacted the State Department of Health (SES -MG), National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI), Ministry of Human Rights and city halls of the aforementioned municipalities and is awaiting feedback. The complaint by the Federal Public Ministry The action that resulted in the preliminary decision was presented by the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) on July 16. The organization denounced a humanitarian crisis faced by the Maxakali people in the Mucuri Valley and highlighted a scenario of rights violations, with high rates of infant mortality, malnutrition, lack of drinking water and difficulties in accessing healthcare. On the occasion, the MPF asked the Court to determine emergency measures to reinforce assistance in the villages, in addition to improvements in infrastructure and assistance to the indigenous population. Photo of the Tikm?’?n Maxakali indigenous people, who live in the Mucuri Valley Disclosure/MPF Most viewed videos on g1 Minas Gerais
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