Tag: Brasil Indigenous Week

• Saturday, May 6th 2017 - 11:36 UTC

  Brazil sacks head of indigenous affairs agency; the long arm of agri-business?

  

  Brazil's government on Friday sacked the head of its agency handling indigenous issues, a week after 13 members of one tribe were wounded in a bloody attack by ranchers in a land dispute.

• Wednesday, April 26th 2017 - 08:28 UTC

  Tribesmen with bows and arrows clash with riot police in Brasilia on “Indigenous Week”

  

  Thousands of Brazilian indigenous tribe members clashed with riot police Tuesday while demonstrating in the capital, Brasilia, for greater rights. Some of the indigenous people were armed with bows and arrows, while police rained tear gas onto the protesters.