Brazil indigenous protest blocks major iron ore railway

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BBC News - 7/10/13

Anti-Belo Monte dam protest in Brasilia
Protests across the country have not stopped the controversial Belo Monte dam project
 
Brazilian indigenous people in the Amazon region have blocked one of the country's most important railways in a protest for better public services.
 
Protesters from several tribes burned wood on the railway in the Amazonian region of Alto Alegre do Pindare, demanding better transport, education, health and security.

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