Brazil's Indigenous peoples ministry could see key powers curbed

Brazil's congress could strip the ministries of environment and Indigenous peoples of key functions, their heads warned Wednesday. The initiative to create a Ministry of Indigenous Peoples was welcomed by environmentalists, who consider Indigenous reserves an important tool against deforestation and climate change.

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