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Guardians of the Forest

by Max Baring, Karla Mendes

On the frontline of forest protection in the Brazilian Amazon the Guardians of the Forest, an indigenous volunteer force, risk their lives patrolling a protected area of rainforest and destroy illegal loggers camps.

But after Bolsonaro’s controversial election campaign illegal logging is on the rise, as are fears of a more generalised conflict across the region.

The new minister of Agriculture appears conciliatory but Brazil’s indigenous communities and their leaders are not convinced.

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