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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Leonardo Benassatto and Diego Nigro

Brazilian indigenous defender Pereira buried with traditional send-off

Xukuru indigenous people perform a ritual during the funeral of Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who was murdered in the Amazon along with British journalist Dom Phillips, in Recife, Brazil, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Diego Nigro

Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian indigenous defender killed this month while investigating threats to isolated tribes in the Amazon, was laid to rest Friday in his home state of Pernambuco in the country's northeast.

Pereira, a 41-year-old father of three, was buried after a funeral attended by family and indigenous Brazilians paying their respects to the man who spent his career studying and advocating for indigenous people.

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