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The fires blazing across the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are devastating. They’re making international headlines and sparking sadness and outrage across the globe as people worry about how the planet’s “lungs” are taking a backseat to economic interests. The political and environmental sides of the story have been well-reported, and now the impact the fires are having on the 400+ indigenous tribes is coming to light. The indigenous people are making their voices heard. Setting Off a Global Alarm To better understand the threat against indigenous lives, we let’s take a look at the stats on the fires as they’ve been presented so far. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has reported 74,155 fires across Brazil since January this