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⚠️ Violence takes over the Amazon

⚠️ Violence takes over the Amazon

How crime is taking over the rainforest. At the end of his tenure as House speaker, Arthur Lira steamrollers opponents

Gustavo Ribeiro

Dec 13, 2024

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