It can get pretty nasty there, now the governmentis sending in the trooops. From the BBC:
"Some 160 Brazilian troops have been sent to the Amazon to join hundreds of police officers involved in efforts to tackle illegal deforestation.
The move follows clashes last week when local people and sawmill workers forced environmental officials out of the town of Tailandia in the state of Para."
More here from the BBC
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