Delay in land reform fuels new wave of settlers and violence in the Amazon

Mongabay
May 21, 2025, 3:00 am119 ptsTrending
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil — Julia had been sleeping on the ground under a canvas tent, in an encampment surrounded by a dozen armed men. Still, the 26-year-old mother felt it was worth it. “It was worse over there,” she told Mongabay, referring to her hometown in Maranhão state, while looking after her…

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