Strong evidence of genocide in Brazil’s largest indigenous community

There is strong evidence of “genocide” in Brazil, the country’s Justice Minister Flavio Dino said Monday, following reports of indigenous Yanomami children dying from malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining.

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A village of indigenous Yanomami is seen during an environmental campaign against illegal gold mining on indigenous lands in Roraima state, Brazil, April 18, 2016.
(Reuters/Bruno Kelly)

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Late last week, the health ministry declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami region, the country’s largest indigenous reservation.