Brazil’s indigenous chief Raoni hospitalised in weakened state | Malay Mail

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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 19 — Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest’s best-known defenders, was transferred between hospitals yesterday due to weakness and a “worsening” state of health, one of the medical facilities said. Metuktire, a chief of the Kayapo people in...

Indigenous leader Cacique Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapo tribe, addresses members from different Brazilian tribes, January 17, 2020 in Piaracu village, near Sao Jose do Xingu, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. — AFP pic

Metuktire was already showing “signs of improvement” including a rise in blood pressure after being administered first aid, according to the hospital where he was transferred in the city of Sinop. French NGO Planete Amazon previously announced that Metuktire was suffering from a general state of weakness.

 

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