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    Fire it the cheapest and most common way of clearing land in the Amazon.

    Brazil Government and Private Registrars Blame Each Other for Land Titles Mess in the Amazon

    For a farmer in Brazil’s Amazon, Manoel Freire Camurca was doing pretty well for ...

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    Chris Arsenault and Karla Mendes
    Families are camped in disputed areas - Photo: Thaís Borges

    A Brazil Judge Rules Again in Favor of Land-grabbers, Against Peasants in the Amazon

    Until this week, 80 impoverished families, camped for almost a year under black plastic ...

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    Sue Branford and Maurício Torres
    Cow on grass land. Author: Alex Andrews

    Brazil Keeps Fining Pedro Cordeiro, a Crook and Land-grabber. But Does He Even Exist?

    In April 2017, Brazilian environmental agents fined Pedro Cordeiro US$ 9.2 million for converting ...

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    Fabiano Maisonnave