Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people marched on Thursday in Brazil’s capital, calling on the government to officially recognize lands they have lived on for centuries and to protect territories from criminal activities such as illegal mining.
With posters bearing messages like “The future is Indigenous,” they walked towards Three Powers Square, where Congress, the Supreme Court and the Planalto presidential palace are located in Brasilia.
A group of Indigenous leaders entered the palace to talk to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, while others shouted toward the building: “Our rights are not negotiable.” Last week, he backed down from the creation of four Indigenous territories, citing opposition from state governors.
In addition to calls for more land recognition, some tribes protested a proposed 950-kilometer (590 miles) rail project to transport soybeans from the state of Mato Grosso, in the central part of the country, to ports along the Tapajos River, a large Amazon tributary.
Related articles
Former Las Vegas casino executive to be sentenced in bookmaking money laundering case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former top executive for major Las Vegas casinos was set to appear before a fed2024-05-09NEV makers encouraged to speed up overseas development
NEV: Chinese market seen as offering great opportunitiesChina will step up efforts to encourage its2024-05-09Xi Receives Honorary Doctorate from King Saud University
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-09Xi Replies to Letter from Representatives of Chinese Language Learners in Saudi Arabia
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-09Shakib returns to Bangladesh squad for final two T20 matches against Zimbabwe
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to Bangladesh’s T20 squad for the first2024-05-09Jiang Zemin's Remains Transferred to Beijing
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-09
atest comment