SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 300 people of different native ethnic groups rallied Thursday in front of Justice Ministry protesting against legislation that would reduce the size of some indigenous reservations.
Images aired by the Globo TV network showed several demonstrators using face paint and headdresses and carrying bows and arrows in what Sgt. Daniel Barroso, a spokesman for the Brasilia police department, said was a peaceful demonstration by some 400 indigenous people.
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