In early May, he spent five days in the same hospital after experiencing abdominal pain and was treated for a hernia.
Chief Raoni Metuktire, indigenous leader and one of the most emblematic defenders of the Amazon in the world, fhi admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to treat respiratory problemsthe doctors reported. Raoni, 94 years old, was admitted to the ICU of Hospital Dois Pinheiros, in the city of Sinop, Mato Grosso, “as a preventive measure” and is in a “stable” situation, says a statement released by the medical team.
At the beginning of May, he spent five days in the same hospital after experiencing abdominal pain and was treated for a hernia. On Thursday (14), he returned to the medical center after “a new clinical malaise”, the statement said.
Born in the village of Kapot, in Mato Grosso, Raoni didn’t see a white man until he was about 20 years old. He was diagnosed with obstructive lung disease chronic disease and heart problems, according to doctors.
O chief gained notoriety in the 1970s, when he fought against the construction of the Transamazônica highway during the military dictatorship (1964-1985). Raoni went on his first international tour in 1989, after meeting British musician Sting in the Amazon. He has traveled across the planet to defend the cause of the Amazon rainforest and indigenous communities before heads of state, popes and monarchs.
Since then, he has continued to be active as one of the best-known voices in defense of the largest tropical forest in the world.
