Brazil: Increased Intrusion And Deforestation On Indigenous Reservations Of Mato Grosso And Maranhao

Brazil: Increased Intrusion And Deforestation On Indigenous Reservations Of Mato Grosso And Maranhao   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   Between August 2010 and April this year, one hundred indigenous reserves and 20 conservation areas have been invaded for withdrawal of wood in Mato Grosso and Maranhão, reports second Coordinator of the Report of Violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, the indigenous Missionary Council (Cimi), Maria Helena Rangel.   According to her, in...

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