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Brazil: Indigenous Leader Criticizes “Developmentism” Policies

Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Citizen Media, Development, Ethnicity & Race, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Health, Human Rights, Indigenous, Law, Politics

Brazilian blogger Julio Carignano, from the blog Sítio Coletivo, interviewed [1] [pt] a former indigenous Guarani chief, Teodoro Tupã, who criticizes the policies of progress and “developmentism” towards indigenous peoples – particularly on issues concerned with health and land.