Not exact matches
Reuters last week published photographs of Amazon Indians
who captured, stripped and beat
illegal loggers on their reservation in Para.
The bill now advances to the Senate for review, and must ultimately be signed by President Rousseff,
who has vowed to veto any measure containing amnesty for
illegal loggers or allowing new deforestation.
They live outdoors in all weathers, for two weeks at a time, and face a daily battle of tracking
illegal loggers and poachers,
who are often armed.
In recent years, several forest activists have been attacked and even killed by
illegal loggers and other special interests
who broker deals with corrupt local politicians and courts.