Brazil Indian reservation targeted for breakup

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 17:55

Members of several ethnic groups attend on the Raposa Serra do Sol reserve at Brazil's Supreme Court in Brasilia.The future of Brazil's traditional Indian cultures was under challenge on Wednesday as Brazil's Supreme Court began hearing arguments on whether to break up a vast Amazon reserve.



 

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