Illegal miners attack Indigenous lands in Brazil

The World

Thousands of illegal miners have, in recent years, invaded Indigenous lands in Brazil. A recent attack on the Yanomami community was video recorded and went viral on Twitter. Journalist Michael Fox reports on how a Brazilian Supreme Court judge has now ordered the federal government to remove the miners.

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