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ADVERTISEMENT Representatives of Brazil's indigenous peoples travelled to Brussels to set out concerns with the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur countries at recent meetings with MEPs and European Commission officials. A key issue is the likely expansion of agriculture and livestock farming in the lands inhabited by native peoples, which predate Portuguese colonisation in the 16th century. If the agreement is ratified by the European Parliament and EU Member States, many
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