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November 4, 2019

Brazilian Indigenous Leader Killed in Amazon
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In Brazil, indigenous leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot dead
Saturday in the Amazon in the northeastern state of Maranhão. Illegal
loggers reportedly ambushed and then opened fire on land protectors with
the group Guardians of the Forest. Another Guardian was injured in the
ambush but escaped. Attacks against indigenous people have increased
since Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took office and opened
the Amazon up to increased logging, mining and agribusiness companies.
We'll have more on Brazil after headlines.


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