Small Tribe Clashes With Loggers in Brazil
A Brazilian Indian tribe armed with bows and arrows and unseen for years has been spotted in a remote Amazon region where clashes with loggers are threatening its existence.
The Jururei tribe numbers eight or 10. It is the second “uncontacted” group to be threatened by loggers this month after a judge approved cutting in an area called Rio Pardo. In the most recent scuffles, Jururei Indians set booby traps with spikes, piercing the foot of one logger. Experts believe there are as many as eight uncontacted tribes in the region.
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