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A model Indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs
The Ashaninka Indigenous people in Brazil's Amazon face violent threats from criminal gangs and drug traffickers encroaching on their territory. Despite reporting incidents and seeking government protection, security forces provide only temporary presence, while criminal networks exploit the region's remote Indigenous territories for drug trafficking routes.
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