Land invasions and violence against Indigenous communities spike in Brazil

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed on to a global pledge on Tuesday to end deforestation by 2030. Indigenous leaders say that during his tenure in the Amazon, much the opposite has happened. Michael Fox reports on new studies showing an increase in violence against Indigenous communities, as well as land invasions and the deforestation of Native territories.

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