Tag: conflict

A federal police operation in 2017 targeted environmental crimes in Mato Grosso do Sul. Courtesy of Brazil's Federal Police.

Land Invasions More than Double in Brazil. Majority of Victims Are Indians

Land conflicts in Brazil hit 1,576 cases in 2020, the highest number ever recorded ...

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Juliana Ennes
Rutian Pataxó, poses at historic center of Salvador, capital of Bahia state. Image by Raul Spinassé

Brazilian Indians Keep Their Culture Alive by Living in Big Cities

Leaning on the balcony railing at her rickety house, perched above the stairs and ...

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Alexandre Lyrio
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
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
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
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