Brazil Indigenous Leader, Fighter For Rainforest Dies Of COVID-19

Brazil Indigenous Leader, Fighter For Rainforest Dies Of COVID-19

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Watch VideoAs the coronavirus pandemic reaches deeply into Brazil's Amazon basin, it has claimed the life of a renowned indigenous leader and defender of the rainforest.

Paulinho Paiakan, who died Wednesday, was chief of the Kayapó people. He drew international attention in the 1980s when he led an indigenous campaign...

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