http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443589304577636033681313736.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The debate to exploit 688 indigena reserves in the Amazon and elsewhere has been going on for over a decade.
It will soon resume in the legislature again...because the lands...that comprise 13% of Brasil...are rich with minerals that multinational mining giants covet.
But most indigena tribes are against opening up their lands.
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