'They should be put in prison': battling Brazil's huge alumina plant
by Jonathan Watts from Environment | The Guardian on (#3VA2B)
In Brazil, Maria do Soccoro Silva is leading Amazonian forest people against alleged land-grabbing, corruption and pollution
A warning voice on the telephone, a home intrusion, a punch in the face, a pistol barrel prodded against the ear.
The intimidation of Maria do Socorro Silva has come in many forms since she began defending her Amazonian home against the world's biggest alumina refinery and its local government backers.
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