The youngest suicide was Fortunata Escobar, aged 10. There have been nearly 200 suicides reported over the last ten years. Brazil's obligations Under Brazil's constitution, the federal government is obliged to demarcate and protect Indian land. An agro-industrial company called Sattin wants to use the area for cattle ranching. It calls on the government of Brazil to recognise forthwith their land ownership rights and right to determine their own future.
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