Killing of Brazilian Environmental Activists a Test of the Rousseff Government

Amazon Watch asks, "Will they investigate and prosecute?"

May 28, 2011 | Source: Al Jazeera

The spate of recent high-profile assassinations of anti-logging campaigners in Brazil underscores the deadly risks of speaking out on behalf of the environment against powerful economic interests. Amazon Watch's DC Advocacy Coordinator, Andrew Miller, comments for Al Jazeera on the broader trend of threats to environmental activists and the criminalization of peaceful protests around the Amazon.

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