Indigenous groups across Brazil protest a proposal to transfer indigenous health services from the federal government to municipalities.
Indigenous people stand outside Sao Paulo's City Hall during a demonstration, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Indigenous groups across Brazil are protesting a proposal to transfer indigenous health services from the federal government to municipalities.
Hundreds of demonstrators in traditional garb and body paint danced and prayed at a protest in Sao Paulo city hall. In the morning, a group entered the building and was pepper-sprayed, according to a community leader. In a live streamed video posted to Facebook, a group lined up and banged staffs in unison in front of a line of civil guard police who stood with shields in the city government’s entryway.
“Do we need a centralized system in Brasilia?” Mandetta questioned while speaking at a Senate commission meeting on Wednesday.
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