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    Defender Of Amazon Tribes Killed In Brazil

    Rieli Franciscato was a leading expert on uncontacted tribes and was killed while on a mission to shield an isolated indigenous group from a possible hostile encounter with outsiders.
    by Philip Reeves Sep 10, 2020 2 minutes

    Environmentalists in Brazil are mourning the death of a leading expert on uncontacted tribes in the Amazon, who was killed by an arrow that struck him in the chest.

    Friends of Rieli Franciscato say he died inside the rainforest while on a mission to shield

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