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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) \u2014 Brooklyn Rivera<\/a>, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua<\/a> who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died.<\/p>\n

The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Sunday saying that Rivera died from a bacterial infection after his health had declined following a case of COVID-19, which led to his physical and neurological deterioration.<\/p>\n

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