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April 25, 2019

Thousands of Indigenous People Protest Bolsonaro's Deforestation Policies
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In Brazil, thousands of indigenous peoples and their allies are rallying
in the capital Brasília, protesting a massive assault on their rights
and territories by ranchers, miners and the government of far-right
President Jair Bolsonaro. This is Kawaua Apurina of the Apurina tribe.

Kawaua Apurina: "We are tired of being murdered. We are tired of not
having our lands demarcated. We are tired of this genocide, ecocide with
the indigenous peoples. We're defending the planet!"

The protest comes as new data from the World Resources Institute show
nearly 9 million acres of pristine rainforest were cut down in 2018-with
most of the destruction caused by clearcutting in the Amazon. The data
show deforestation is still on an upward trend, with losses accelerating
in Brazil, where loggers and cattle ranchers are pressing further into
indigenous territories, aided by the government.


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