Brazil's Indigenous leader Raoni says he is against drilling for oil in Amazon region

Brazil's Indigenous leader Raoni says he is against drilling for oil in Amazon region

BRASILIA - Brazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, of the Kayapo people, told Reuters during the country's largest Indigenous gathering last week. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Brazil Indigenous leader says against drilling for oil in Amazon region

BRASILIA, April 20 — Brazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, of the Kayapo people, told Reuters during the country’s largest Indigenous gathering last week. Raoni’s comments at the gathering, called Acampamento Terra Livre, come as debate heats up around Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras’ bid to drill for oil off the coast of the Ama…