Death in the Amazon: Dangers of environmental reporting

Guarani Indigenous people and activists attend a vigil in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 23, 2022, asking for justice in the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. [AP Photo]

The latest threat to the life of Txai Surui is still fresh in her mind. Protesting deforestation in the Amazon with other Indigenous people last week, she found herself held at gunpoint.

"They got out guns and ambushed two days ago," Surui said. The Indigenous campaigner recalled the confrontation with gunmen in a telephone interview from Brazil with VOA.