Brazil’s Indigenous people protest as lawmakers vote to limit their land rights

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Guarani Indigenous block Bandeirantes highway to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.

Brazilian Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are outraged after lawmakers approved a measure that would affect claims to Indigenous land, and potentially, environmental protections.

(Image credit: Ettore Chiereguini/AP)

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