Article 4P63Y Amazon's indigenous warriors take on invading loggers and ranchers

Amazon's indigenous warriors take on invading loggers and ranchers

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Fabiano Maisonnave in Trincheira Bacajá indigenou
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Under threat from fire, deforestation and Bolsonaro, Xikrin people take matters into own hands

Threatened by fire, deforestation and invasion, the Xikrin people of the northern Amazon are fighting back.

While the authorities stand idle and the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, tries to undermine their territorial rights, the indigenous community have taken matters into their own hands by expelling the loggers and ranchers who illegally occupied their land and set fire to the forest.

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