Brazil’s Lula recognises two more Indigenous lands, but postpones four others
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognised two more Indigenous territories on Thursday, but said he decided not to sign off on four others because they still need to be cleared by people currently occupying them. The recognition grants the territories legal protection as reservations to be defended against invasions […]
Indigenous groups protest Brazil bill limiting recognition of tribal lands
Brasilia/São Paulo, BrazilReuters Indigenous groups in Brazil on Tuesday blocked a highway and burned tires to protest a proposed law that would limit their ability to win protected status for ancestral lands. Outside São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, demonstrators blocked a major motorway with flaming tires and used bows and arrows to confront police, who […]
Brazil’s Lula recognises Indigenous territories halted by Bolsonaro
Brasilia, BrazilReuters President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva legally recognised six Indigenous territories on Friday, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil’s original people had too much land. The recognition is crucial to protect Indigenous lands from increasing encroachment by farming and invasions by gold miners […]