Deadly Confrontations in Brazil's Yanomami Land Reclamation Efforts

At least five people have been killed in Brazil's Yanomami territory during a 36-hour period of violence as the government tries to reclaim the largest Indigenous territory from tens of thousands of illegal miners. The Yanomami territory has been devastated by illegal mining in recent years, causing hundreds of Yanomami children to die of curable diseases. The government has been trying to evict thousands of illegal miners since February, but the operation has been challenging and dangerous. The recent violence highlights the difficulties involved in the government's efforts to reclaim the territory.