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    Lawlessness, violence, courage: A battle for the Amazon

    by Richard Schiffman Mar 08, 2023 4 minutes

    Among the tragedies of Amazon deforestation is the human cost – workers who heeded the Brazilian government’s call to develop the land and found themselves caught in the clutches of corrupt ranching, logging, and mining interests. Many who were lured to the region hoping to build small farms and raise food for their families were forced by economic circumstances to work on vast cattle and logging estates. They were not allowed to leave and kept in virtual servitude. 

    Abuse of the land and abuse of the people who live there go hand in hand. That’s the message of Spanish journalist Heriberto Araujo’s “Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Amazon and the Violent Fight for the

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