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Brazil's Lula promises indigenous tribes he will reverse Bolsonaro measures

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva joins the indigenous people Free Land camp, to express support for their claims, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday promised Brazil's indigenous people that he would stop illegal mining on their reservations and recognize their land claims if he wins the presidential election in October.

Lula visited a protest camp in Brasilia where several thousands members of 200 tribes have gathered to oppose plans by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to allow commercial agriculture, mining and oil exploration on their lands.

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