Brazil’s largest coalition of Indigenous groups has filed a motion with the country’s highest court in response to escalating police brutality against Indigenous peoples in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

by Aimee Gabay

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/indigenous-groups-turn-to-brazils-highest-court-to-stop-police-violence/

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A new wave of land conflicts between a major palm oil company and local communities has recently broken out in the Brazilian Amazon, raising concerns about escalating violence in the region.

from Karla Mendes

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/violence-escalates-in-amazonian-communities-land-conflict-with-brazil-palm-oil-firm/

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Within weeks of taking office, the new Brazilian government began an emergency operation to provide health care assistance to Indigenous people in the Yanomami territory and remove the 20,000 illegal gold miners there who have sparked a humanitarian and environmental crisis.

Read the full story from Jenny Gonzales

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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/lula-government-scrambles-to-overcome-yanomami-crisis-but-hurdles-remain/