Brazil launches biggest ever operation against illegal cattle farms in Amazon
by Rafael Moro in Senador José Porfírio from Environment | The Guardian on (#6EFBM)
Taskforce deployed to remove thousands of cows owned by land grabbers from indigenous territory
The Brazilian government has launched its biggest ever operation to remove thousands of cows owned by illegal land grabbers from indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest.
Three helicopters, a dozen vehicles and a heavily armed corps of police and environment rangers are carrying out the cattle drive, which criminal gangs attempted to block by setting fires on the route, destroying bridges and intimidating drivers.
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