17 November 2023 , 21:35
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Footage shows yobs illegally fly over an uncontacted tribe in a helicopter and hurl insults at the terrified indigenous people on the ground.
The group fire arrows to defend themselves in the footage, which was recorded last Friday in the isolated Yanomami territory of Brazil. The yobs in the helicopter filmed the stunt themselves and showed both the settlement and the uncontacted Moxihatetea tribe in their video.
Their homes, longhouses built in a circular manner, can be seen in the footage, with the helicopter flying at a very low altitude. The young men can be heard mocking the indigenous people, who were reportedly shooting arrows at the helicopter and its occupants. One of the yobs reportedly called the group a "bunch of fa****s" and "cannibals".
Footage shows hooligans fly over an uncontacted tribe and shout abuse (CEN Vid)The yobs reportedly posted the footage online with the title: "Cannibal Indians in Roraima," but later removed it on Monday night after it caused outrage. At the time of writing, it is unknown if the yobs have been caught and if the authorities are investigating.
Brazilian law protects uncontacted indigenous people. There are reportedly at least 114 isolated groups in Brazil, the vast majority in the Amazon.
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Contacting them could cause the transmission of pathogens that could wipe them out. Many in recent years have come under threat from exceedingly intrusive mining operations in the Amazon.
Last year, the Mirror celebrated the Shuar Arutam tribe, which also lives deep in the rainforest. They then were fighting the threat of their homes - and the jungle - being destroyed from extractive activities such as oil, mining and logging.
Speaking last year, Josefina Tunki, the first woman president of the Shuar Arutam people, said: "The destruction in our territory is vast. We have 96 hectares [the size of 134 football pitches] of untouched forest and it’s in this forest where the mining companies are getting in.
"That is why we are making so many demands on the national and international level for them to understand what we are going through. Once they destroy it, it’ll never be the same."