Brazil considers Indian land case
Supreme Court judges in Brazil are debating how to proceed with a key
indigenous land rights ruling after one justice asked for more time.
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The court has been asked to rule on whether a reservation in the Amazonian state of Roraima can remain a single unbroken territory.
Indian leaders in Brazil say the case could set a crucial precedent for the protection of their ancestral lands.
But rice farmers say they could be forced to leave the area.