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January 22, 2019

Missionary investigated over allegedly entering land of uncontacted Brazilian tribe

Uncontacted tribes can be wiped out by diseases like influenza and measles to which they have no resistance.
January 6, 2019

President Bolsonaro 'declares war' on Brazil's indigenous peoples

The new President's actions have been described as a declaration of war against the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
December 10, 2018

Brazil denies licence for Total to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef

The announcement has been hailed as a victory for people power, and further evidence that the age of oil is on its way out.
December 5, 2018

Survival International calls for police protection for uncontacted tribe

Violence from illegal loggers and ranchers means the tribe is at risk of annihilation, says Survival International.
November 10, 2018

Top oil traders paid middlemen accused in Brazilian bribery scandal, says Global Witness

Global Witness says top commodity traders used middlemen notorious for their role in Brazil’s mammoth 'Car Wash' bribery scandal.
October 31, 2018

Stark warning to Bolsonaro on climate change and human rights

International NGOs have issued a stark warning to the new President of Brazil on climate change and human rights.
October 26, 2018

Christian Aid warns of threat posed by Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro

Christian Aid says hatred is threatening to win in the Brazilian presidential elections.
September 30, 2018

The ballot box is Brazil’s greatest asset in the fight for equality, says Cafod

The needs of Brazil's poorest and most marginalised communities must be top of the election agenda, says aid agency CAFOD.
August 24, 2018

Photographer who fled Nazis as a child honoured for campaign to save Amazonian tribe

A woman who fled Nazi persecution as a child and later spearheaded a campaign to save an Amazon tribe is being awarded Germany’s top cultural honour, the Goethe Medal.
August 16, 2018

Indigenous environmental defender killed 'as logging mafia targets tribe'

Survival International says Amazon tribes face catastrophe unless their land is protected.