Indigenous people from Brazil and Oceania recently organized a protest camp in Brazil’s capital city to advocate for the protection of their land rights and demand an end to the use of fossil fuels at the upcoming COP30 Summit in November. The demonstrators argue that a 2023 law violates their constitutional rights to ancestral land and hinders their ability to reclaim land taken by the farming and logging industries. An Indigenous umbrella group has withdrawn from talks with the farming sector, calling the conciliation chamber’s existence unconstitutional, which will be trying to resolve the dispute at the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, tensions escalated when security forces reportedly used tear gas on the demonstrators, and 180 indigenous and climate groups from around the world called for a halt to new oil extraction ventures, a reduction in natural gas and crude oil production, and a commitment to renewable energy to battle climate change. Brazil is the largest oil producer in Latin America, and despite President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s pledge to safeguard Indigenous land rights and end deforestation, the issue remains contentious after a significant increase under former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-thousands-of-indigenous-people-demand-rights-protection/a-72211006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf