Brazil court orders government to provide transportation for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s runoff

A federal court in Para state ordered Brazil’s government Thursday to ensure Indigenous people nationwide can vote in ...
Digital Journal

Brazil Indigenous group fights to save endangered evergreen

Xokleng Indigenous activist Carl Gakran is helping lead the fight to save the critically endangered Brazilian pine tree – Copyright Petter BERNTSEN Dancing around a ...

Indigenous, environmental groups warn far-right gains in Brazil’s Congress threaten protections

Indigenous and environmental groups in Brazil are worried about the country's recent election results. They say far-right gains in Congress could threaten Indigenous peoples, who help protect ...

Brazil Amazon election: Indigenous groups warn transport barriers may limit runoff voting

Indigenous communities in Brazils Javari Valley say transport gaps may block voting in the Amazonas runoff after a court ...
Mongabay News

Anatomy of a land grab: the law, likes, and legislator behind an Indigenous land invasion in Brazil

The polished leather of Francisco “Torrinho” Torres’ shoes gleamed as he walked toward the lectern in the plenary chamber of ...
National Catholic Reporter

COP30 drew record Indigenous participation — but were their voices heard?

The recently concluded United Nations climate summit held at the edge of the Brazilian Amazon drew heightened attention to the vast rainforest's critical role in regulating global temperatures, and ...
Digital Journal

Brazilian tribes celebrate court ruling on land rights

Brazilian indigenous activists celebrated Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled against a state seeking compensation for land that had been declared tribal reserves. The ruling against Mato Grosso ...

It mainly means fear: Prospect of Bolsonaro win looms large over Brazil's indigenous

MANAUS: Brazil's Amazonian Indigenous communities are watching with bated breath as presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro ...
PBS

Without stronger protections, uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade, experts say

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — From the depths of Brazil's Amazon to Indonesia's rainforests, some of the world's most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis ...
Newsday

Indigenous, environmental groups warn far-right gains in Brazil's Congress threaten protections

SAO PAULO — Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil expressed concern Monday about the weekend’s election results, warning that far-right gains in Congress could threaten Indigenous ...