In a historic triumph for nature, Indigenous Tapajós defenders in Brazil have defeated the biggest privately owned company of the USA by occupying their grain terminal, forcing the Brazilian government to make a U-turn on plans to privatise one of the world’s most beautiful waterways,
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Amazon victory: Indigenous groups save vital Brazilian waterway

THE GUARDIAN

In a historic triumph for nature, Indigenous Tapajós defenders in Brazil have defeated the biggest privately owned company of the USA by occupying their grain terminal, forcing the Brazilian government to make a U-turn on plans to privatise one of the world’s most beautiful waterways,

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