Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan
SUMMARY
Thousands of people representing the more than 300 tribes native to Brazil marched to government offices in Brasilia on Friday to protest the policies of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that threaten their reservation lands.
By Reuters Apr 27, 2019 11:18:28 PM IST (Published)
Indigenous people attend a protest to defend indigenous land and cultural rights that they say are threatened by the right-wing government of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
Members of an indigenous tribe hold bows and arrows during a protest to defend indigenous land and cultural rights that indigenous people say are threatened by the right-wing government of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
