The military then threatened the group, rocks were thrown at the police, and the incident ended with 11 MSTers being arrested. Also this week, the MST announced a new wave of occupations in five different states. As of yesterday, the group claimed that 65 estates have been occupied. This is the finding of an inspection done by the Secretary of Health. Boys in the detention centers change clothes only one time per month, there is one bar of soap for every 60 people, some go without water for a day, and some are forced to eat food without utensils.
Some boys have bruises on their backs, evidently a result of beatings.
According to the state government, the report will be investigated. Folha de Sao Paulo - Malnutrition worsens in the North and Northeast of Brazil Children of the North and Northeast of Brazil, the poorest regions of the country, continue being most affected by malnutrition. In the sertao, the drought accounts for some of the misery while in other places precarious waste and sewage systems factor in. The same report reveals that the infant mortality rate has actually increased in Brazil's biggest industrial center, Sao Paulo. The increase is being blamed partly on reduction of health services, governmental cutbacks which have been mandated by the International Monetary Fund so that Brazil may continue to pay its external debt.