Now in his nineties, the Indigenous leader who has spent decades rallying the world to protect the rainforest has forged close ties with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Now in his nineties, the Indigenous leader who has spent decades rallying the world to protect the rainforest has forged close ties with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

 Evaristo Sa

Brazil's renowned Amazonian tribal chief Raoni Metuktire told AFP on Wednesday he supported the reelection bid of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October polls, despite criticizing him for expanding oil exploration.

Now in his nineties, the Indigenous leader who has spent decades rallying the world to protect the rainforest has forged close ties with the president, known widely as Lula.

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