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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil’s battle to reclaim Yanomami lands from illegal miners turns deadly

An illegal gold mine on Yanomami territory.
An illegal gold mine on Yanomami territory. Photograph: Tom Phillips/The Guardian

Brazil’s battle to reclaim its largest Indigenous territory from tens of thousands of illegal miners has taken a deadly turn after at least five people were reportedly killed during 36 hours of violence in the Amazon’s sprawling Yanomami territory.

The bloodshed began on Saturday afternoon when masked illegal miners allegedly launched an attack on a Yanomami village called Uxiu.

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