A new wave of land conflicts between a major palm oil company and local communities has recently broken out in the Brazilian Amazon, raising concerns about escalating violence in the region. Indigenous peoples and Quilombolas — descendants of runaway enslaved Afro-Brazilians — in northern Pará state accuse the country’s top palm oil exporter, Brasil BioFuels … Continue reading Violence escalates in Amazonian communities’ land conflict with Brazil palm oil firm