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The last remaining member of an uncontacted Brazilian indigenous tribe has died, Brazil’s indigenous protection agency, Funai, said Saturday. CNN values your feedback 1.

According to Indigenous rights organization Survival International, "The Man of the Hole" was one of the few survivors of a series of attacks against his tribe that started in the 1970s.

The "Man of the Hole" lived in isolation and resisted contact for decades after the rest of his tribe was massacred. His death precedes Brazil's elections, where Indigenous rights are on the ballot.

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Half of Brazil’s 300 Indigenous tribes have confirmed infections. Members of the Kayapo tribe block the BR163 highway during a protest outside Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil on Aug. 17, 2020.