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New Gold Rush in Protected Yanomami Indigenous Area in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 10,000 illegal gold prospectors are currently reported to be within the territory of the Yanomami Indians in...

Court in Rio to Adopt “Faceless Judges” to Combat Death Threats

By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – With over twenty judges threatened with death and living under police protection, the Rio de Janeiro State...

Indigenous Chief Raoni Goes to Europe in Defense of Amazon

By Newsfeed/AP RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire headed to Paris Sunday for the start of a three-week tour across Europe...
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Rather Than Waiting, Indigenous Women in Brazil are Stepping up

By Contributing Reporter/Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s 850,000 indigenous peoples live on reservations that make up 13 percent of the territory. Bolsonaro has said...

Indigenous Peoples Gather in Brazil for Annual Terra Livre Camp

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Nearly four thousand indigenous from several ethnicities around Brazil are camping out in Brasilia until...

EU Accused of Bearing Responsibility in Illegal Amazon Deforestation

By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 2,500 indigenous people from the five regions of Brazil and representing more than...

Brazil’s Armed Forces Take Over Rio’s Security to Curb Violence

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After months of escalating violence residents of Rio de Janeiro woke up Friday morning...

Lawsuit Asks R$50 Million for Indigenous Genocide in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian federal prosecutors in the state of Amazonas have filed a lawsuit against the country’s...

Brazil Braces for Protests Against President and Reforms

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brasilia’s Ministries Esplanade buildings greeted federal workers today (Wednesday, May 24th) with wooden panels protecting...

Rio’s Complexo do Alemão Favela has 28 Shootings in 30 Days

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the international spotlight on the Carnival celebrations this weekend (February 24th to 28th), and...

More Violence in Complexo do Alemão

By Andrew Willis, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Violence in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão continues with the death of two police officers...

Brazil Condemns Bloodshed in Gaza

By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL - As the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to escalate, Brazil condemned the bloodshed, expressing deep...

Brazil’s Landless Mobilize Protest

By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - More than 25 years after emerging in defiance of a teetering military dictatorship, the Brazilian...

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