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Land grabbers: The growing assault on Brazil's Indigenous areas
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Land grabbers: The growing assault on Brazil's Indigenous areas

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, illegal miners, loggers and ranchers are invading and occupying ever-larger amounts of Indigenous territory. Brazil’s original inhabitants are increasingly opposing these incursions, leading to conflicts and a surge in killings of local activists.
Land conflicts in Brazil

Land conflicts in Brazil break record under Bolsonaro

Land conflicts in Brazil hit 1,576 cases in 2020, the highest number ever recorded by the Catholic Church-affiliated Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), which has been keeping track of the issue since 1985.

deforestation logging & Brazilian Amazon
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‘Betting on impunity’: Brazilian Amazon under attack despite logging crackdown

The Bolsonaro government's stripping of environmental protections is making it easy for loggers to continue deforesting.

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