‘Contemptuous’ anger in Brazil as Bolsonaro given Indigenous merit medal
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Government honours president who activists accuse of undermining Indigenous protectionsBrazilian activists are outraged after Jair Bolsonaro – who has been accused of spearheading a cataclysmic attack on Indigenous rights – was honoured by his own government for his supposedly “altruistic” efforts to protect Indigenous lives.Bolsonaro was granted the Medal of Indigenous Merit on Wednesday in recognition of what the justice ministry called his attempts to defend Indigenous communities in the South American country. Continue reading...