Indigenous Peoples' Struggles

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ABA
Articles 24 February 2024

Letter from the Brazilian Anthropological Association in face of violence againts Indigenous Peoples in Pará, Brazil

Between August 4 and 7, 2023, there were violent attacks on the lives of four indigenous Tembé people as a consequence of the struggle to take back territories from the hands of the company Brasil BioFuels (BBF). In the face of this, the Brazilian Anthropological Association (ABA) sent a formal letter to the authorities requesting the immediate regularization of indigenous and quilombola territories, as well as an investigation into the mechanisms of criminalization of their leaders and the suspension of all incentives to companies involved in the violence.
CNDH Brasil
Articles 24 February 2024

Recommendation of the National Human Rights Council regarding the protection of communities in Pará state

On August 8, 2023, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) sent a recommendation to federal and state authorities regarding measures to protect, promote and defend indigenous peoples and quilombola, riverine, peasant and agro-extractivist populations in Pará state.
Carta aberta ao governador do estado do Pará e ao presidente da República do Brasil
Articles 11 August 2023

Open letter to the governor of the state of Pará and the president of Republic of Brazil

Your Excellencies Governor Helder Barbalho and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, there is no climate justice without the protection of two forests, urban centers, water and land! (Only available in Portuguese).