Raoni Metuktire
Kayapo chief
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- Jun 21
Amazon defender Raoni Metuktire in intensive care after emergency surgery in São Paulo
Raoni Metuktire, the indigenous leader who became a global voice for the Amazon, underwent surgery for an intestinal obstruction Saturday and remains in intensive care at the Hospital of the University of São Paulo.
- Jun 16
Amazon indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire hospitalized in ICU with sepsis, condition serious
Raoni Metuktire, the 94-year-old chief of the Kayapó people and a global symbol of Amazon rainforest protection, was admitted to intensive care on Sunday in Sinop, Mato Grosso, with a severe infection and sepsis, according to his doctors and hospital statements.
