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Brazil's Kayapo people block trans-Amazonian road to protest virus crisis, deforestation

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Dozens of members of Brazil's Kayapo indigenous community block a major trans-Amazonian road to protest against the lack of support given by Jair Bolsonaro's government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and demand that deforestation be brought to an end. IMAGES

Added on the 17/08/2020 15:42:20 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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