Brazilian expert on uncontacted Amazon tribes killed by arrow

Rieli Franciscato, 56, had spent his career as an official in the government's indigenous affairs agency Funai, working to set up reservations to protect Brazil's tribes.

Rieli Franciscato, 56, a government official and leading expert on isolated Amazon tribes is seen in the forest near the Uru Eu Wau Wau reservation in the state of Rondonia, Brazil, April 21, 2019

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ByREUTERS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 08:02

Brazilian expert on uncontacted Amazon tribes killed by arrow

Rieli Franciscato, 56, had spent his career as an official in the government's indigenous affairs agency Funai, working to set up reservations to protect Brazil's tribes.

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Brazilian expert on uncontacted Amazon tribes killed by arrow

Rieli Franciscato, 56, had spent his career as an official in the government's indigenous affairs agency Funai, working to set up reservations to protect Brazil's tribes.

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