Brazil Air Force releases food and medicine to Yanomami Indians
Aircrafts of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have been launching daily loads of cargo, the so-called resupply flights, of medical and food supplies to Yanomami indigenous villages in the western part of the state of Roraima.On board KC-390 and C-105 Amazonas planes, approximately 120,000 loads of food and medicine were delivered to the indigenous communities, including the Surucucu indigenous community, which is home to a Brazilian Army border platoon.The region is one of the hardest hit by the effects of illegal mining, which has aggravated the indigenous people's illnesses and increased violence.Agência Brasil reporters watched Thursday (Feb. 2) the launch aboard the KC-390 freighter, which flew over the Surucucu base, in the Yanomami indigenous territory, the largest indigenous area...