Native Indians and communities of slave descendants in Brazil are pushing for a greater say in shaping laws and public works projects, creating a potential minefield for business and government in ...

The problem of the “fierce native” was often solved by means of violence and brutality. According to Paula, however, Brazil was never in favor of implementing a stated and systematic genocide policy. ...

Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, ... While the government has dithered, many native Brazilians have taken matters into their own hands, taking over land that is owned by large-scale farmers.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A growing conflict over land ownership in Brazil’s farm belt turned bloody on Thursday when an Indian was shot dead during the violent eviction of some 200 natives from a ...

Police in Brazil's Amazon rain forest are investigating three native Indians suspected of murdering and eating a 21-year-old handicapped man.

Police in Brazil's Amazon rain forest are investigating three native Indians suspected of murdering and eating a 21-year-old handicapped man in a rare case of cannibalism, local authorities said ...

BRAZILIAN police in riot gear have stormed an abandoned Indian museum complex and pulled out indigenous protestors who have for months resisted ... Brazil evicts Maracana’s native protestors ...

Brazil has become a global powerhouse when it comes to agriculture. Yet there's friction in the country's rural heartland: Cattle ranchers and soybean producers are facing off with indigenous ...