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Sílvia Maria da Silveira Loureiro

Professor at the Law School of the State University of Amazonas. Coordinator of the Human Rights and Environmental Law Clinic at the same institution. PhD in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

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A girl, a snake, and the right to care for the forest 

The case of an Indigenous girl brought a crucial debate before the Inter-American Court: recognizing that health and care also depend on ancestral knowledge and the territory.