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Members of Brazil's Landless Movement (MST), protest in memory of the 19 peasants killed in the 1996 "massacre of Eldorado dos Carajas" in Brasilia
17 Apr 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Members of Brazil's Landless Movement (MST), protest in memory of the 19 peasants killed in the 1996 "massacre of Eldorado dos Carajas" in Brasilia April 17, 2008. Police fired upon a group of landless peasants who were blocking a highway to demand agrarian reform, killing 19 and injuring nearly 70 during the 1996 massacre. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL)
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