Brazil may evict historic Black communities to make way for space expansion

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Two years ago, the US and Brazil signed an agreement allowing US companies to launch satellites from a site in northeastern Brazil. Michael Fox reports that Brazil is now expanding the base, which would involve relocating dozens of historic Black communities along the coast.

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