Brazilian government halts waterway concessions after Indigenous protests
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-02-24 10:37 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Human Rights, Latin America
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Snippet:
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government said Monday it would revoke a decree signed by leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that allowed private concessions for waterways, following 33 days of protests by thousands of Indigenous people at a Cargill facility in Santarem in northern Brazil.
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