Tag: #indigenousRights

Constitution translated indigenous language

Brazil’s Constitution to be translated into indigenous language

11 months ago • Constance Malleret

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Neglect of Brazil’s Yanomami predates Jair Bolsonaro

A recent study shows that during the 1970s and 1980s, Brazil's military dictatorship and diplomats worked to sweep humanitarian emergencies in the Yanomami land under the rug

12 months ago • Amanda Audi

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Land rights take center stage in week-long indigenous event

Lula took part in the closing ceremony of the Acampamento Terra Livre on Friday. He announced the ratification of six new indigenous lands — but fell short of his original promise of 13

12 months ago • Euan Marshall

Lula moves against bill allowing mining on indigenous land

Lula moves against bill allowing mining on indigenous land

1 year ago • Cedê Silva

yanomami census From the left: Justice Minister Flávio Dino, Planning Minister Simone Tebet, Indigenous Peoples Minister Sonia Guajajara, and interim IBGE chair Cimar Azevedo. Photo: Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom/ABr

Data collected in Yanomami land as 2022 census comes to a close

1 year ago • Constance Malleret

Senate investigation on Yanomami in pro-mining hands

Senate investigation on Yanomami in pro-mining hands

Chico Rodrigues, a senator who has defended the interests of miners on indigenous land, is leading the Senate committee on the Yanomami humanitarian crisis

1 year ago • Cedê Silva

Bolsonaro probe indigenous policies

Former Bolsonaro officials to face probe on indigenous policies

1 year ago • Cedê Silva

Brazil's mass gold-mining eviction less straightforward than it seems

Brazil’s mass gold-mining eviction less straightforward than it seems

The federal government has ordered the removal of thousands of gold miners illegally working on Yanomami indigenous lands. While many are fleeing voluntarily, there is a worry that the root of the problem is not being addressed

1 year ago • Euan Marshall