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Right-wing gains in Brazil’s congressional elections mark a “bleak moment” for Indigenous rights, warns advocacy group APIB.
With conservative parties now holding a Senate majority, leaders caution constitutional protections face renewed threats regardless of who wins the presidency.
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Far-right election results in Brazil ‘bleak’ for Indigenous peoples, says Indigenous leader
Right-wing candidates made big gains in both houses of Congress in Brazil’s Oct. 4 general election. Brazil’s main Indigenous organization, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil APIB, told…
