The increasing burden of systemic arterial hypertension among Brazil’s Indigenous populations is a clear indicator of the country’s ongoing epidemiological transition, marked by a shift from infectious diseases and malnutrition to non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension. In the recent study by Araújo et al., conducted in a specialized outpatient clinic for Indigenous health in Passo Fundo (RS), 26.0% of Indigenous adults were found to be hypertensive. This prevalence is consistent with previous reports from other Indigenous populations in […]