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• Brazilian Indigenous rights activist murdered in Amazon

  He served more than 12 years at FUNAI, Brazil's Indigenous protection agency.

  World

  Sep 9, 2019
  
• American missionary exposed isolated tribe in Brazil to serious diseases: government

  An American missionary operating in Brazil has exposed an isolated indigenous tribe to disease and possibly death, the Brazilian government's Indigenous Affairs Department (FUNAI) said.

  World

  Jan 23, 2019
  
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• Brazil’s new president makes it harder to define indigenous lands

  Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has given his agriculture ministry power to decide on lands claimed by indigenous peoples.

  World

  Jan 2, 2019
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• Brazil investigating reported massacre of members of ‘uncontacted’ Amazon tribe by gold miners

  If confirmed, the massacre would be one of the worst such tragedies since the murder of 16 Yanomami indigenous people in 1993.

  World

  Sep 12, 2017