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Bolsonaro undermines minority people's rights in first acts as Brazil's president
A Brazilian indigenous family [Fábio Rodrigues Pozzebom/Creative Commons]

JAIR BOLSONARO used his first 24 hours as Brazilian president to undermine the rights of his country’s minorities. 

The far-right leader issued an executive order yesterday transferring the responsibilities for delineating indigenous lands — as well as those held by the descendants of former slaves — from the Justice Ministry to the Agriculture Ministry.

“Less than one million people live in those places isolated from the real Brazil,” Mr Bolsonaro tweeted. 

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