Brazil s Justice Ministry Wednesday awarded President Jair Bolsonaro the medal for indigenist merit, a distinction which is granted to outstanding personalities who stand for the good of the native communities. The head of state was deemed worthy of such an accolade in recognition of the relevant services of altruistic character, related to the welfare, protection, and defense of the indigenous communities despite his notorious actions regarding the economic exploitation of the native ancestral lands.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian tribal leaders and advocates on Thursday criticized the granting of an indigenous rights award to President Jair Bolsonaro, calling it an "atrocity" that ignores his record on dismantling protections for native people and the environment.
As thousands of people protested in Brazil’s capital against a “death package” of bills deemed anti-environmental and anti-Indigenous, the lower house of Congress agreed to fast-track one of those bills, which would allow mining inside Indigenous lands. The move by the Chamber of Deputies triggered a public outcry, with more than 15,000 people turning out […]
Three years after the collapse of a mining dam forced them from their homes in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, a small community of Pataxó and Pataxó Hãhãhãe Indigenous peoples face yet another disaster-driven displacement. At the start of the year, their village of Naô Xohã, which means “warrior spirit” in their language, was destroyed when […]
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