Chief Raoni Brings Indigenous Movement
to World Stage

“We should be finding a solution together to preserve the forest for the future of our children and our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren. What’s going to happen when it’s all gone, when it’s all destroyed and there’s nothing left?”

While the world watches Brazil host the global sporting spectacle, a darker reality lurks beneath the country’s attempt to project a veneer of harmony, environmentalism and cheer. Abetted by President Rousseff’s Workers Party, Brazil’s powerful agribusiness sector is laying the groundwork for a massive land grab, intent on gutting indigenous territorial rights while riding a shocking wave of racism and intolerance.

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