Brazilian Indigenous group expresses solidarity with voice yes campaign amid fight with BHP
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6ER02)
Brazilian Indigenous leaders who are fighting a class action suit against BHP over a tailings dam collapse say they face similar struggles to First Nations Australians
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A group of First Nations Brazilians taking on the mining company BHP say a voice to parliament will give Indigenous Australians a critical avenue they were not afforded - the chance to consult.
The delegation is visiting Australia to meet with politicians this week amid their multibillion-dollar class action suit against the Australian mining firm over its role in the devastation caused by the Mariana dam disaster in 2015.
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