Amnesty: ‘Violence and Poverty Threaten Existence of Brazilian Indian’

As long as the needs of Indigenous peoples are low on the list of governmental priorities, violence and chronic poverty will continue to threaten their very existence, said Amnesty International yesterday as it launched a report on the issue of Indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Tags:

You May Also Like

200 Factories in Brazil on Overdrive for 2010 World Cup T-Shirts and Caps

For Apucarana, the 2010 World Cup is now part of the city’s routine. Apucarana ...

Drought and Low Price Batter Brazil’s Grain Crop

This year’s Brazilian grain crop is expected to attain 113.468 million tons, 4.94% less ...

Brazil’s Via Campesina Says Charges Against It Were Result of Media Pressure

Brazil’s Via Campesina from Rio Grande do Sul, which is part of the international ...

Brazil’s Higher Court Gives Green Light to Amazon’s Hydroelectric Plant

A higher court in Brazil lifted an order that suspended construction of the massive ...

Brazil’s Pantanal, a Biosphere Reserve, in Danger of Disappearing in 45 years

At an average annual devastation rate of 2.3%, the Pantanal, the world’s largest flood ...

William Faulkner

Faulkner in Brazil: An Important But Neglected Presence (Part III)

After losing the Civil War, confederates developed a sense of nationalism and nostalgia, which, ...

Despite 17% Boost in Exports, Brazil’s Trade Surplus Fell 14% in 2007

Brazil's trade balance ended the year of 2007 with a surplus of US$ 40 ...

Bank of Brazil Offers Credit for Reforestation

The Banco do Brasil (Bank of Brazil – BB) will offer a credit line ...

With Polls Showing Her Defeat Brazil President Goes on the Offensive

Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, has adopted a more combative re-election campaign strategy ...

Brazil’s Army Chief Calls His Men Warriors of Peace in Haiti

At a ceremony honoring general Urano Bacellar, the commander of the UN Stabilization Mission ...

WordPress database error: [Table './brazzil3_live/wp_wfHits' is marked as crashed and last (automatic?) repair failed]
SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `wp_wfHits`