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Along a northeastern stretch of the Brazilian Amazon, a palm oil war has broken out. Escalating violence triggered by land disputes between palm oil companies, on one side, and Indigenous and traditional communities on the other has intensified in recent months in this region that accounts for most of the country’s palm oil production […]
The funeral of Bruno Pereira, an expert on Indigenous peoples who was killed alongside British journalist Dom Phillips during a reporting trip to the heart of the Amazon rainforest, was held in his home state Pernambuco last week. Pereira and Phillps were murdered in the Javari Valley, close to Brazil’s border with Peru and Colombia, sparking outrage and condemnation around the world, as the case is the most recent chapter of a long and violent conflict in the region. As the BBC reported, the area in which they were traveling has become known for illegal fishing, mining, logging and drug-trafficking activities. "It is also known for violent conflicts between these various criminal groups, government agents, and indigenous people. It was these conflicts that Mr. Phillips and Mr. Pereira were documenting."
Sent to a desk job after President Jair Bolsonaro s election, indigenous protector Bruno Pereira took leave and returned to the field in the Amazon Javari Valley - .