Last weekend, tens of thousands of Brazilians took the streets in more than 200 cities and towns calling for the defense of democracy and human rights at a critical moment, as the Bolsonaro administration has allowed organized crime to overrun Amazonian ecosystems and communities.

Unchecked environmental destruction and violence are increasing rapidly on the lands of the Munduruku people, whose forests and waterways are being destroyed by illegal miners. At least ten prominent Munduruku leaders have received death threats, and last week brought a new wave of terror and conflict.

A major Federal Police operation to remove illegal gold miners from Munduruku territory turned violent, as armed miners first attacked a police outpost and then turned their fury upon the Munduruku themselves, targeting key leaders and setting two of their houses ablaze.

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