Indigenous leader murdered in Amazon

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 1, 2020

An indigenous leader who fought to protect native lands in the Brazilian Amazon was shot dead, authorities and rights activists said Wednesday, the latest in a string of such murders. Zezico Guajajara, a teacher and activist in the northeastern state of Maranhao, was gunned down Tuesday in circumstances that are still being investigated. He was a member of a group called the Guardians th