Opinion
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Indigenous voices climb
Alok’s pyramid, but the
destruction wrought by agro
interests is there too
Brazil's most famous DJ, star of the Sertanejo Circuit, is releasing an album in partnership with Indigenous musicians, but he doesn’t seem to understand the complexity of the cause he has embraced
Eight thousand Indigenous people occupy Brasília, only to be betrayed by men in suits
Lula is struggling to demarcate territories and there are signs of a retreat from a Supreme Court under attack from the most predatory Congress since Brazil's redemocratization
The Indigenous Village setting up in Brazil’s capital is fighting to be heard
At the 2024 Free Land Camp, which celebrated 20 years of mobilization, around 8,000 members of over 200 Indigenous peoples stayed together over five days in Brasília to debate the topics most relevant to the movement and their future
Isolamento, preconceito e déficit de poder marcam primeiro ano do Ministério dos Povos Indígenas
Num governo que fez apenas oito demarcações até agora, lideranças cobram mais apoio político à pasta de Sonia Guajajara e cogitam vetar convite a Lula para o Acampamento Terra Livre
“Our sexual identity doesn’t make us any less Indigenous”
Larissa Pankararu, who is openly gay, leads a new front in the struggle, both inside and outside Indigenous territories, as head of the LGBTQIAPN+ policy sector within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples
How the Workers’ Party embraced the “Centrão” and left Sonia and Marina adrift
The Worker’s Party knew weeks ago that Congress would undercut the environmental area. But not only did the party abandon ministers. It also condoned changes that make the organizational structure of Lula’s administration look similar to Bolsonaro’s
The maracas won’t stop
Indigenous leaders feel Lula hasn’t said anything about the so-called timeframe thesis because he’s afraid of Congress. As a result, they are promising continuous mobilization
Can Lula keep his promises to Indigenous peoples?
At the Free Land Camp in Brasilia, Brazil’s president stated that he “would not leave any Indigenous land without demarcation,” but so far, he has ratified only six of the 251 Indigenous territories now in the process, while he has inherited an agency of Indigenous affairs 1,200 employees short and is governing under enormous pressure from a Congress where the majority are anti-Indigenous
Indigenous youth exert influence during Free Land Camp
Groups have emerged among different communities to address issues ranging across education, health and LGBT+ rights. This year’s Terra Libre gathering was an arena for the young to show they are active and connected to their ancestors. SUMAÚMA photographers Matheus Alves and Fernando Martinho captures their vitality in images
To protect the forest, defend the defenders
Forest protectors and human rights activists in the State of Pará receive death threats and are humiliated by the very local authorities that are supposed to protect them
