Expert on Amazon tribes killed by arrow from uncontacted group
by Reuters in Brasilia from on (#57ZYS)
Rieli Franciscato struck in chest as he approached indigenous group he was seeking to shield
A Brazilian government official and expert on isolated Amazon tribes was killed by an arrow as he approached an indigenous group he was seeking to shield.
Rieli Franciscato, 56, spent his career in the government's indigenous affairs agency Funai working to set up reservations to protect uncontacted tribes.
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