“Adverse Forces” In The Brazilian Amazon: Developmentalism Versus Environmentalism And ...

“Adverse Forces” In The Brazilian Amazon: Developmentalism Versus Environmentalism And Indigenous Rights Andréa Zhouri, 2010   Since the 1970s, the ghost of an “international conspiracy” to occupy the Brazilian Amazon has emerged against the backdrop of shifting social and political realities. This article looks at how Brazilian political elites and military forces have influenced national interpretations of environmentalism and indigenous peoples’ rights. It considers the formation of...

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