Amazon priest who championed land rights for Brazil's poor is arrested

Father Amaro Lopes is follower of Dorothy Stang, killed in 2005Extortion, land invasion and sexual harassment charges consideredBrazilian police have arrested a priest in the Amazon who championed the rights of smallholders against powerful agricultural interests.
Father Amaro Lopes is the best-known follower of the American-born nun, Dorothy Stang, who was murdered in 2005 in a killing orchestrated by landowners during a dispute that continues today.Continue reading...