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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to a report released yesterday (April 20th) by a UK-based NGO/non-profit organization, Global Witness, Brazil leads the list of countries with the highest number of activists murdered for defending the environment and land rights in 2014. The study found that in Brazil there were 29 activists killed last year, and acknowledged the number is probably much higher given the lack of reporting in remote areas. Kátia Abreu has been the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply for Brazil since January 1, 2015 and meet with the president yesterday, photo by José Cruz/Agência Brasil. The report states “Globally, it’s likely that the true death toll is higher. Many of the murders we know about occurred in remote villages or deep within the jungle, where communities lack access to communications and the media. It’s likely many more killings are escaping public records.” Most of the murders reported were related to conflict over land ownership according to Global Witness. Colombia appears as the second largest number of deaths of activists (25 murders), and more than half Indian. Next are the Philippines (15), Honduras (12) and Peru (9). The NGO says there were 116 deaths registered of activists in the seventeen countries surveyed. The number represents an increase of twenty percent compared to that recorded by the NGO in a report - See more at: http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/brazil-ranks-highest-in-killing-of-land-and-environmental-activists/#sthash.TvTHSbmQ.dpuf