The “People of the Sun,” as the Xokleng Indigenous people of Brazil call themselves, are no strangers to conflict and violence. In the early 20th century, as the southern region of the country was colonized by newly arrived Germans and Italians, bugreiro militias hired by the imperial government decimated an estimated two-thirds of their population. […]
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Operating license expired in 2022 and Pará state government granted automatic extension without conducting technical analysis; organizations point out non-compliance with requirements while residents denounce that violence has increased after the enterprise
Raffaello Nava, a student activist, fled his home during COVID19 after receiving threats from companies that invaded his ancestral lands in the Amazon.
Sônia Guajajara rose from poverty to become one of Brazil’s most formidable politicians. She talks about battling farmers, miners and land grabbers – and why technology is not the answer to the climate crisis