07-10-2019 18:06 via theguardian.com

Brazil’s uncontacted tribes face 'genocide' under Bolsonaro, experts warn

Letter says groups are in danger amid Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to overturn existing policies to protect indigenous peopleBrazil’s last uncontacted tribes face “genocide” thanks to Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to overturn existing policies to protect the country’s indigenous people, a group of leading experts have warned in an open letter to the far-right president.The alert came after one of the country’s leading experts on isolated and recently-contacted in
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