Brazil: Indians Invade Five Farms In Southern Bahia

Brazil: Indians Invade Five Farms In Southern Bahia   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   Action aims to press settlement of pending land since 1983.   According to FUNAI, indigenous leaders fear armed reaction from farmers. G1, in São Paulo   About 350 Indians of the tribe Tapaxós ha ha hãe occupy five farms in southern Bahia from the morning of Monday (4), according to the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI). The intention is to press an outcome to a lawsuit over the ownership of...

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