Land disputes grew in Brazil in 2022, and most victims are indigenous

Land disputes grew in Brazil in 2022, and most victims are indigenous Young people from the Mura tribe are pictured in a file photo at a deforested area in unmarked indigenous lands inside the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Brazil. Photo: CNS/Reuters.

Edwardo Campos Lima Members of indigenous groups were the largest number of people murdered in land disputes in Brazil in 2022. According to the Bishops’ Conference’s Land Pastoral Commission (CPT), which releases a report on rural conflicts every year, 47 people were killed last year as a result of such disputes – and 18 of…

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