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Protest Erupts During World Indigenous Games in Brazil

A noisy demonstration broke out Wednesday during the 100-meter dash competition at the World Indigenous Games, forcing a premature end to the day's events at what organizers have described as the indigenous Olympics.   The protesters, a boisterous crowd made up mostly of native Brazilians in traditional dress, were outraged over a land demarcation proposal that they say would be catastrophic for Brazil's 300 or so surviving tribes.   The proposed constitutional...


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