Amazon Indian infanticide video said inciting hate

"The only thing we are trying to do is save lives," said Freire.

Survival says the law, by requiring Brazilians to report to authorities anything seen as a "harmful traditional" practice, would foster "witch hunts" against indigenous people.

"I think the missionaries are stirring up hatred against the Indians, who they profess to be concerned about," said Fiona Watson, a Brazil campaigner for Survival.

"The infanticide is not being explained; it's being taken out of context."

(Editing by Eric Walsh)