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'We are fighting': Brazil's indigenous groups unite to protect their land

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    Under Jair Bolsonaro and with our current political climate, any group that goes against the interest of big business has a slim chance of preserving their constitutional rights. Bolsonaro...

    Under Jair Bolsonaro and with our current political climate, any group that goes against the interest of big business has a slim chance of preserving their constitutional rights. Bolsonaro compared native-Brazilian lands to Zoos before. The Ministry of Environment is supported by big farmers, and the president wants to basically remove the need for environmental studies for projects in endangered areas.

    This week, a left-wing militant had his arm broken after being taken into custody (and inside a police station) by right-wing officers, and the Ministry of Education sent orientation for public school teachers to read a direct message from him to the students, and also make them sing the national anthem — a practice we abandoned in 1985 with the end of military regime.

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