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Emboldened by President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s agribusiness “ruralistas” have begun a massive land grab in the Amazon, burning down swathes of forest for pastures and farmland. Seeing the incursions as an existential threat to their territory and culture, the country’s Indigenous groups are banding together to defend themselves. In a gripping Rainforest Journalism Fund-supported longread for The Intercept, Alexander Zaitchik reports from the frontlines of the battle to protect the Amazon.
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