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A woman and child are seen May 8, 2019, inside a tent in the bus station housing Venezuelan refugees in Boa Vista, Brazil. About 500 Venezuelans cross the border into Brazil daily basis, according to Catholic officials. (CNS photo/courtesy AVSI)

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Aid agencies in Brazil face a difficult task helping Venezuelan refugees

Lise Alves|Dec 17, 2019|5 Min Read

A member of the Tembe indigenous tribe, which is facing a conflict with illegal loggers on its land, holds his bow and arrows in Teko-haw indigenous village near Paragominas, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2019. A report released Sept. 24 from the Brazilian bishops' Indigenous Missionary Council shows the number of indigenous murdered last year increased by more than 20% in comparison to 2017. (CNS photo/Ricardo Moraes, Reuters)

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Violence against indigenous in Brazil soars, says bishops' agency

Lise Alves|Sep 25, 2019|3 Min Read

A protester uses a slingshot during clashes with security forces on the border between Venezuela and Brazil in Pacaraima

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Tensions grow along Venezuelan borders

Lise Alves|Feb 25, 2019|3 Min Read

A view of the aftermath from a failed iron ore tailings dam in Brumadinho

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Brazilian church officials: Dam break will affect area for years

Lise Alves|Jan 30, 2019|3 Min Read

A child holds a sign that reads "Migrants

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Church officials criticize Brazil's withdrawal from the migration pact

Lise Alves|Jan 11, 2019|3 Min Read

Newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

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Brazil's new Catholic president promises conservative moral agenda

Lise Alves|Nov 7, 2018|3 Min Read

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