Yanomami Genocide: Lula adminstration exonerates indigenous health managers and FUNAI head officers

At least 54 officers working in organs and instances related to health and assistance to the indigenous peoples were dismissed after the dimensions of the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami Indigenous Land (TI) were revealed.

The federal government informed through an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union on Monday (23/01) the removal of 43 occupants of command positions of the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI) and 11 regional coordinators of the Secretariat of Indigenous Health (SESAI) of the Ministry of Health. Among the dismissed employees are 13 military personnel, the coordinator of the East health district of Roraima – responsible for reinforcing the assistance to the Yanomami people in the state -, Aurisan Souza de Santana and the director of the Museum of the Indian, Giovani Souza Filho. Replacements for these positions will be announced in the coming days.