Murders of indigenous people almost doubled under the Bolsonaro administration – 07/27/2023 – Brazil

2023-07-27 18:05:00

The four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s government multiplied by more than six the episodes of disputes over indigenous lands compared to the previous four years, during the administrations of Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer.

The number of murders increased by 83% between the two periods: from 355 cases from 2015 to 2018 to 651 from 2019 to 2022.

The type of violence that grew the most in the last four years was territorial conflicts. There were more than 407 cases, compared to 61 in the previous cycle, an increase of 567%.

The data is from Cimi (Conselho Indigenista Missionário), which published the new annual report on Violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil. Cimi has been monitoring the situation for at least 20 years.

Translated by AZAHARA MARTIN ORTEGA

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