Formerly Enemies, Brazil’s Indigenous Groups Unite to Defend Amazon From President Bolsonaro
Elias Marat – “Today we have only one enemy, which is the Brazilian government, the president … and the invasions of non-indigenous people.”
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Bolsonaro Greenlights New Pesticides Even as Advocates Mourn Half Billion Dead Bees in Brazil
Jessica Corbett – “The death of all these bees is a sign that we’re being poisoned.”
Suspicion Grows As Experts Suggest That Amazon Fires Were Intentional
John Vibes – Many are beginning to ask questions about who is responsible for such massive fires in the Amazon.
The Amazon Rainforest is on Fire and Hardly Anyone’s Talking About It
Jake Johnson – The Amazon rainforest has been devastated for weeks by fires so intense they can be seen from space.
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Surges to Record High, Further Devastation Looms
Elias Marat – The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months.
Colonizing the Amazon: Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining Without Indigenous Consent
Mongabay – The government intends to colonize and integrate the remaining indigenous communities in the Amazon.
‘There Will Be an Increase in Deforestation’: Brazil’s New President Signs Order Endangering Amazon and Indigenous Rights
Olivia Rosane – In his first day in office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to destroy more of the Amazon.