VICE NEWS: The End of Colombia's Civil War Had an Unintended Effect: Deforestation →

From the indigenous Awa community deep inside the Amazon, David Taicus, 40, a spokesman for his people, says the government does nothing to help them and accused the administration of Jair Bolsonaro of  letting multinational corporations and other exploitative interests take over their land.

He spoke to VICE News in a video interview, wearing red and black face paint and traditional dress made of animal’s teeth, bones and feathers.

David Taicus, from the Amazon's Awa indigenous community, is pictured on the grounds of Colombia's National University in Bogota in December 2019 attending the national strike. Photo: Steven Grattan