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Suicide Rate Among Guarani Indians in Brazil Is 34 Times National Average

New suicide figures afflicting the Guarani tribe in Brazil, have just been released. They ...

After Husband and 3 Children Are Killed Brazil Female Chief Leads Re-occupation of Land

Guarani Indians in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, have carried out a courageous ...

A Deadly Attack on Indians Shows Brazil’s Inability or Unwillingness to Protect Them

Brazil seems incapable of protecting the life of its Indians. A deadly attack on ...

Dozens of Brazilian Indians Take Over Camp after a Chief Is Killed by Masked Men

Brazil’s Federal Police are investigating the attack on Indians occurred in Mato Grosso do ...

New Tribe of Uncontacted Indians Found in Brazilian Amazon

Once again another of Brazil’s uncontacted Indian tribes has been spotted in the country. ...

Brazil Deals with Indians after They Go All the Way to the OAS

Complaints by representatives of the local Indian groups in the Volta Grande do Xingu ...

Gunmen in Brazil Trap Indians Cutting Off Their Water and Food

Brazilian gunmen hired by ranchers have been holding as prisoners a large group of ...

Brazilian Indians Let All Hostages Go After Protests Against a Dam

A group of Brazilian Indians who had occupied the construction site of a hydroelectric ...

Murder of Dozens of Brazilian Indians in 2009 Reveals State’s Failure

Sixty murders, nineteen suicides, sixteen cases of attempted murder, and the list goes on. ...

Brazilian Tribe Might Benefit from REDD, Now Being Debated in Copenhagen

A vulnerable Brazilian tribe in the Amazon region owns carbon-trading rights in future global ...