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Brazil land disputes indigenous injustice & palm oil
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In Brazil, a heavily fined firm is also accused of waging a ‘palm oil war’ on communities

Escalating violence triggered by land disputes between Indigenous and traditional communities and palm oil companies has intensified in recent months in the Brazilian region that accounts for most of the country’s palm oil production.

Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination
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Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination

A Mongabay investigation into palm oil contamination in the Brazilian Amazon has helped federal prosecutors to obtain a court decision this week to scrutinize the environmental impacts of pesticides used by oil palm plantations on Indigenous communities and the environment in northern Pará state. On Oct. 4, the Federal Circuit Court for the First Region […]
amazon indigenous rights justice
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Indigenous Brazilians demand justice as 3 killed in escalating violence

Indigenous groups in Brazil are demanding justice after a spate of killings allegedly linked to land disputes left three people dead and two injured in the space of just two days, and raised concerns about escalating violence against native peoples throughout the country.

‘Guardian of the Forest’ ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon
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‘Guardian of the Forest’ ambushed and murdered in Brazilian Amazon

An indigenous Guajajara leader was reported murdered by loggers Friday, adding to rising violence occurring against forest protectors under the Jair Bolsonaro government.
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