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The Great Guarani and Kaiowá Peoples and their Struggle for Rights and for Life in Brazil


Flavio Machado and Adelar Cupsinski Valéria Burity

This piece assessed the struggle of the Guarani and Kaiowá indigenous communities for their right to land and territory, food and life in Brazil. Their ongoing battle shows that self-determination is more than ever about the right to control natural resources. It is also a reminder that criminalization of land rights' defenders is on the rise across the planet.