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Stop U.S. Agribusiness Violence!

Last week, six peaceful protesters were severely injured by tear gas and rubber bullets in front of a Bunge soy-crushing facility in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

U.S. based agribusiness giant Bunge claims to defend human rights, but the company's actions speak far louder and more violently than its words.

Thousands of small farmers and Indigenous people blocked roads and railways and invaded dams and plantations to call attention to the global food crisis and policies that favor agribusiness over small farmers.

At the Bunge soy-crushing facility military police swarmed the peaceful gathering and attacked non-violent protesters.

Bunge and its shareholders are responsible for this egregious display of violence and must be held accountable.

We must hold U.S. corporations accountable for the violence that occurs in and around their facilities. Bunge has a direct line of communication with the police, whereas the protesters do not. The company can demand that the police behave differently.

Today you can help flood Bunge CEO Alberto Weisser's office with faxes demanding that he take responsibility for preventing attacks on peaceful demonstrators.

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