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January 07, 2014

Brazil moves to evict invaders from Amazon's Awa lands
Sao Paulo (AFP) Jan 06, 2014
Brazilian authorities said they are taking steps to remove illegal invaders from the Amazon heartland of the threatened Awa indigenous tribe. Brazil's National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) said in a statement seen Monday that justice officials will this week begin notifying intruders that they have 40 days to leave Awa lands voluntarily with all their belongings. Past that deadline, justice officials will send eviction notices to all non-indigenous people, it noted. "All non-indigenous people ... read more

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