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Amazon: In the hands of a few
By: Hub Intern
Posted: May 5 08
Witnessed: 1925 times
Regions: Brazil
Issues: Environment, Minorities, Police brutality
Tags: Amazon, brazil, deforestation, Environment, forest, Greenpeace, indigenous, violence
Farmers and politicians of the Brazilian municipality of Juína (Mato Grosso state) hinders Greenpeace activists, OPAN (Native Amazon Operation) members and european journalists's visit to the Enawene Nawe Indigenous Land.
Watch truculence and intimidation scenes sufered by the crew in August 20th, 2007.
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