Toilet Exploitation - Brazil

November 2007
Much of Europe's toilet paper and tissues come from Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil. But indigenous tribes claim their land is being stolen to make way for these plantations.
"This is a fight to recover our territory", states the tribal chief. He claims the cellulose manufacturer, Aracruz, seized their land in violation of Brazil's constitution. "We've lost our healthy lifestyle. Since the eucalyptus trees invaded our village, everything else has been smothered."

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[kimerape]

Leave those indians live in PEACE, they don't need our MODERNITY. They are happy how they are!!! there is no unhappy people, not hunger and not poverty among them!!! They don't need our standards, our principles neither our technologie. We're in the shit, let's learn some principles about ecology of this people!!!

[trailerparkblood]

i find it amazing the europeans are wiping themselves with the south american jungle at the expense of Mother Earth. You should all be ashamed. Use your left hand and some water like millions of others in the world.

[BigDog91527]

@trailerparkblood well if it wasn't toiletpaper they'd simply make regular one and compete in that market instead.

[lifter100]

Listen to yourself ''people with money understand'' .I have been in business for over thirty years and never had to EXPLOIT others for profit. I understand profits are needed in any business but not if it harms other people and their quality of life. You need to listen to the people whose lives you are changing and not look how much money, cars or houses people have. You probably know that even some ''philanthropists'' only become so to make themselves feel better, or a tax break.

[lifter100]

This has been happening for hundreds of years all over the world. In the twelve hundreds crofters were moved off land in the UK order to graze sheep. In Australia and the US native peoples were killed, persecuted and robbed of their lands. Peoples all over the world have been murdered just for profits. As long as there are people consumed by GREED it will keep happening. What can we do? any ideas??? as ordinary people we need to make a stand. The silent majority need to speak, HELP lifter100

[lifter100]

This has been happening for hundreds of years all over the world. In the twelve hundreds crofters were moved off land in the UK order to graze sheep. In Australia and the US native peoples were killed, persecuted and robbed of their lands. Peoples all over the world have been murdered just for profits. As long as there are people consumed by GREED it will keep happening. What can we do? any ideas??? as ordinary people we need to make a stand. The silent majority need to speak, HELP

[kuruki213]

I feel ashamed to be part of the most disgracefull species on this planet.

We are shitting in our own plate.

[danielav9]

@niteowl2345 o quer queres dizer quanto aos nativos nao terem MAIS RAIZES? esta eh uma boa razao para elimina los e acabar com suas terras e sua especie de pouco a pouco? para o inferno todos vcs que pensam assim.acho que se esses nativos tivessem uma substancial populacao e bombas,as coisas nao ficaria assim nao .eh mesmo triste ver a situacao desse povo assim tao..desperancosa

[danielav9]

stupid politiicians and consumers,cleansing their asses with QUALITY toilet papers at the expensive of nature,trees and a group of the native of the land! really shameful to these non native ppl brazilian businessppl and politicians and dont ever trust lula ,fr like many politicians they are all FART NO SHITS!

[Ismail101978]

All the presidents in the world are puppets of the europeans and the usa.They don't care about you or me,they only care about money and power.Human rights and other organisations are a camouflage off the things they really do.If they didn't made slaves and war victims of our forefathers,then we did not need those organisations.This is why we Muslims are defending ourselves from.We follow Gods rule not human rules.Because every human with money and power can make rules to downpress another.

[IGotFree]

i wish they'd at least re-plant the trees to compensate for how many they cut down