Brazil police clash with indigenous group as mining tensions flare

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian military police clashed with an indigenous group in the northern Amazon state of Roraima during an operation to remove a roadblock, the state government said on Wednesday, as tensions mounted on the reserve over illegal gold mining and land invasions.

The Raposa Serra do Sol reserve, site of the incident which occurred on Tuesday, has become a flashpoint for rival indigenous movements in Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro recently visited one faction that shares his support for mining on tribal land.