land conflicts

Soy and Sugar Cane Fuel Native Land Conflicts in Brazil

By Fabiana Frayssinet
The threat of mass suicide by native Guaraní-Kaiowá people in southwest Brazil brought to light a new formula for worsening conflicts over indigenous territory: the expansion of the cultivation of soy beans and sugar cane, two top export crops.

Declaration of War in Mato Grosso do Sul

By Alice Marcondes
The land conflict between the Guaraní-Kaiowá indigenous people and large landowners in the southwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul is a powder keg ready to explode, say observers.