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    A memorial in honor of Dorothy Stang, a U.S.-born nun killed 15 years ago. Crosses represent murdered and threatened rural workers. Image by Daniel Beltrá/Greenpeace.

    Why Killings of Environmentalists and Indians Keep Increasing in Brazil: Almost Certain Impunity

    When Jair Bolsonaro took office as president of Brazil at the start of 2019, ...

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    Daniel Camargos
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    Commodities on the move on the completed southern section of the BR-163 Highway - Roosevelt Pinheiro / Agência Brasil

    For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress

    The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...

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    Peter Speetjens
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    Waiãpi indigenous children in Amapá state, Brazil. Image by Sam Cowie/Mongabay.

    Amazon Indians Fear Coronavirus Amid a Campaign to Convert Them to Christianity

    Indigenous leaders in Brazil are acting to avert the devastating impact coronavirus could have ...

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    Sam Cowie
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    Guarani Kaiowá Indians gather for a fellow Indian killed by a farmer - Lunae Parracho/Reuters

    The Killing Fields of Brazil: 61 Murdered Last Year Fighting for Their Land

    A year after witnessing the murder of his friend by a gang of farmers ...

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    Chris Arsenault
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