Ballots reach remote Indigenous Brazilians ahead of presidential election
Ballot boxes reach remote Indigenous communities by boat as Brazil votes, with Amazon conservation a key issue.

Ballot boxes reach remote Indigenous communities by boat as Brazil votes, with Amazon conservation a key issue.







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