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The **SESAI Defense Campaign** was a defense of indigenous healthcare in
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[Brazil](Brazil "wikilink") in [March
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2019](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_South_America "wikilink").
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## Events
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At sunrise of the 25th of March, 2019, 300 indigenous Ava-Guarani
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occupied the Ayrton Senna Bridge near Paraguay until noon to protest to
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closure of the Special Secretariat of Indigenous Health (SESAI).
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The next day (26th of March), indigenous Tupinambá, Pataxó and Pataxó
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Hã-Hã-Hãe collectively held a protest and eventual sit-in of the
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Ministry of Health in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil. In Boa
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Vista, 100 indigenous people and SESAI workers blocked a highway.
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The next day (27th of March) saw over 30 protests in 18 different
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states, at noon, 300 Indigenous peoples led a demonstration in front of
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the headquarters of the Special Indigenous Sanitary District (DSEI) that
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later turned into an occupation of the building. The day also saw the
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occupation of São Paulo City Hall by Guarani peoples, 200 of whom
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remained on the steps of the building after being turned away after
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demanding the mayor meet with them. [Police](Police "wikilink")
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pepper-sprayed Guarani protestors, who danced in the entryway of the
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building before leaving. At the Ministry of Health in Amazonas, 800
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Indigenous peoples occupied the headquarters. Two more highways were
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blocked.
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## Results
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The protests led to the closure of SESAI being canceled on the 28th of
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March.
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## References
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[Indigenous Brazilians mobilize against proposed termination of
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SESAI](https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/indigenous-brazilians-mobilize-against-proposed-termination-sesai)
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at the [Global Nonviolent Action
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Database](Global_Nonviolent_Action_Database "wikilink") |