Domingos Mãhörõ (1960 – 6 July 2020) was a chief (cacique) of theXavante ethnic group of the Sangradouro indigenous land, in the region ofGeneral Carneiro, 449 km fromCuiabá,Mato Grosso. He was president of the indigenous cooperative of the state and was an active leader in the causes of the indigenous people; he was coordinator of Indigenous Health and in charge of the Indigenous Cooperative (Cooperativa Indígena).[1]
Mahoro was a victim ofCOVID-19 during thepandemic in Brazil. Suffering fromdiabetes andhypertension, he died inCuiabá,Mato Grosso, after being transferred from the interior of the state. His COVID-19 diagnosis was confirmed on June 25, and he was admitted to a private health unit in the city ofPrimavera do Leste. As his clinical condition worsened, he was requested to be transferred to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hospital Estadual Santa Casa, in Cuiabá. He only arrived on 6 July, despite an injunction with the Public Defender's Office being issued three days earlier. After being transferred to the ICU, Domingos Mãhörõ suffered twocardiac arrests and died on the same day, aged 60.[2][3]
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