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'War for survival': Brazil’s Amazon tribes despair as land raids surge under Bolsonaro

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Activists say onslaught has intensified as illegal loggers and land-grabbers take the president’s verbal offensive against indigenous communities as a green light to actMore than 30 bullet holes told Awapu Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau a sinister tale.“Their message is that they’re going to finish us off, isn’t it?” the village chieftan said as he examined the pockmarked sign warning outsiders to stay off the giant Amazon reserve he calls home. Continue reading...

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