Government will search for Yanomami for Bolsa Família – 03/22/2023 – Panel

The Ministry of Social Development is preparing a task force for April to intensify the search for potential Bolsa Família beneficiaries in the Yanomami Indigenous Land, in Roraima.

The task requires preparation in advance, because most of the inhabited areas are only accessible by helicopter or by long walks. In addition, in many cases, the participation of translators is also required.

According to data from the ministry, the benefit already reaches 620,856 indigenous people across the country. Of the total, 6,545, or 1,316 families, are from the Yanomami people. This March alone, ten new families of the ethnic group were included.

The federal government declared a public health emergency of national importance following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s (PT) trip to Roraima to verify the situation of indigenous peoples living in Yanomami land, at the end of January.

The folder headed by Wellington Dias did not say how many families have been included in the program since then.

The states with the largest number of indigenous people covered by the program are Amazonas (177,372), Mato Grosso do Sul (60,002) and Roraima (46,902).

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