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April 13, 2022

Lula Vows to Stop Illegal Mining in Indigenous Areas in Brazil
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Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to
stop illegal mining in Indigenous areas and vowed to roll back rules set
by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that open up more land for mining.
Lula spoke in Brasília, where thousands of Indigenous Brazilians have
been camped out to protest Bolsonaro's policies.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: "No one has done more than we have in our
relations with the Indigenous people. And what's serious is that
practically everything we've done has been dismantled. … All decrees
which have been an obstacle to the protection of the Indigenous people
must be repealed immediately."



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