Indigenous chief shot in head in Brazil’s ‘palm oil war’ region; crisis group launched

A prominent Indigenous leader was shot in the head on May 14 in the Brazilian Amazon, intensifying the cry for justice in a dubbed “palm oil war” region where violence against land activists keeps systematically soaring without punishment, and prompting the launch of a crisis committee to investigate the crime. Source: Indigenous chief shot in head in Brazil’s ‘palm oil war’ region; crisis group launched