FROM THE ARCHIVE
Massacre feared on Brazilian reservation
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003

The Brazilian government is hoping to avoid a clash on a Indian reserve that has been invaded by 5,000 peasants.

The peasants are reported to be armed with guns and machetes. Indian rights workers say this could lead to a massacre of the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Tribe, an isolated and small tribe of 350.

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Brazil to Expel Invaders from Indian Reserve (Reuters 5/13)