Indigenous Tribes in Brazil
Judge Halts Rail Project Close to Earth’s Most Threatened Tribe
A judge has ordered Brazil’s largest mining company to suspend plans to double a controversial railway track, which would have... Read Article
Amazon mega-dam suspended over fears for fishing
A judge in Brazil has ordered that the construction of the Belo Monte mega-dam in the Amazon be suspended, warning... Read Article
Guarani Indian from Brazil killed by rancher’s gun
A Guarani man in his 20s has died of his wounds following a violent attack, allegedly by gunmen employed by... Read Article
Indians from Guarani Tribe demand Shell leave their land
Indians of the Guarani tribe in Brazil have demanded that energy giant Shell stop using their ancestral land for ethanol... Read Article
Peru to abolish indigenous tribe’s reserve in shock move
The survival of the uncontacted tribe whose images caused a worldwide sensation in February is in jeopardy, after Peruvian government... Read Article
Death threat from Shell supplier on Guarani land
A Brazilian rancher supplying sugarcane to a joint venture partner of energy giant Shell has reportedly issued a death threat... Read Article