Brazil’s Indigenous Tribes Close Reservations Against Covid-19
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As the cases of Covid-19 rise in Brazil, indigenous leaders and those who work with the...
March 30, 2020Topic
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Indigenous Experts Fear Genocide of Uncontacted Tribes in Brazil
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Bolsonaro government has stirred up criticism with its stance on Brazil’s indigenous communities. Many say...
October 11, 2019
Indigenous Peoples Gather in Brazil for Annual Terra Livre Camp
Nearly four thousand indigenous from several ethnicities around Brazil are camping out in Brasilia until Friday to participate in Terra...
April 25, 2019
Brazilian Officials to Verify Indigenous Land Invasions in Amazon
Brazilian minister, General Santos Cruz, and Funai President, Franklimberg de Freitas, will visit region of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant...
March 11, 2019
Brazil’s FUNAI Calls Army to Help Protect Isolated Indigenous Tribes
Funai requested the presence of Brazil’s Military Police and Army working in the Amazon region after armed men attacked a...
December 26, 2018 Brazil to Investigate Possible Massacre of Indigenous
Officials investigate rumors that members of an isolated tribe were killed by miners illegally prospecting in the region.
September 12, 2017
United Nations Criticizes Brazil’s Indigenous Policies
According to the U.N. Brazil has had the highest number of killings of indigenous and land defenders of any country...
June 9, 2017
Indigenous Protesters Defeat Congress Bill
Hundreds of Indigenous people hailing from over thiry different tribes across the country made their way Brasília this past week...
October 8, 2013