Munduruku standoff against Amazon dam builders potentially explosive
Last Friday, eighty Munduruku warriors — demanding an apology for destruction of two sacred sites — tried to occupy an Amazon dam; they were met by armed police.
Articles by Sue Branford with Fernanda Moreira and Maurício Torres
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