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Latin America

Judi Lynn

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1. If you've never heard of the treatment of native Brazilians, this article will shed light:

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Sat Aug 19, 2023, 05:11 AM

Aug 2023

Many settlers slaughtered Indigenous people. The Brazilian government has acknowledged that during the country’s military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985, at least 8,300 Indigenous people were killed.

In one massacre, a Piripkura village was decimated, relatives told Rita, who is in her 60s. Men dismembered bodies, mutilated genitals and left victims impaled on tree trunks, Rita told government officials.

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