A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, the country’s Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses said Thursday.
Barefoot and wearing a small loincloth, the young man appeared calm and in good health as he waved two wooden sticks, a villager told The Associated Press.
In 2021, Funai confirmed the existence of an isolated Indigenous group in the area after finding abandoned camps and other evidence, but none of their members had been seen until Wednesday.
Funai officials arrived soon after, and after the man was served fish, he was taken to a nearby facility operated by the group.
Funai said in a statement Thursday that a team on site is “providing the necessary care” and awaiting the arrival of a medical team.
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