The Brazilian government has launched a long-awaited operation to remove thousands of non-Indigenous invaders illegally occupying two ancestral territories in the Amazon Rainforest, in what human rights defenders hail as a victory for protecting Native communities.
Brazil strikes intruders of Amazon’s most deforested Indigenous land Read more
Mobi draws information from public databases, government statistics, and field observations to paint a comprehensive picture of the threats facing uncontacted Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. Activists hope the platform will help create a vulnerability index that can promote stronger public policies.
New online map tracks threats to uncontacted Indigenous peoples in Brazil’s Amazon Read more
Six of the 11 justices have ruled in favor of restoring territory to the Xokleng people, from which they were evicted. The ruling sets a precedent for hundreds of Indigenous land claims and is expected to have widespread consequences for Indigenous land rights throughout the country.
Brazil’s top court boosts Indigenous rights in landmark ruling Read more
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled with a vote of 9-1 that homophobic hate speech is on par with racial hate speech and punishable with a prison sentence of two to five years.
Brazil makes homophobic hate speech punishable by prison Read more
An analysis of satellite data showed that 500 square kilometers of tropical rainforest were cleared in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon during the month of July, a 66% decline relative to July a year ago.
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation continues to fall dramatically Read more
From January to June the rainforest had alerts for possible deforestation covering 2,650 square kilometres, down from 4,000 sq km during the same period last year under former leader Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops 34% under Lula Read more
After years of stalling due to opposition by the two former presidents with the country’s Indigenous policies, they are the first Indigenous lands to be demarcated since 2018.
Brazil’s President Lula recognizes six Indigenous lands, and says more to come Read more
The invasion of miners has contributed to the spread of malaria among the Yanomami, with devastating consequences
Brazil moves to oust illegal miners from Indigenous lands in the Amazon Read more
One of the decrees annuls mining in Indigenous lands and protected areas, another resumes plans to combat deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes, and a third reinstates the Amazon Fund.
Initially launched in 2008 by the Brazilian government, in recent years the Fund has been effectively frozen by the country’s far-right president Jair Bolsanaro.
Brazil’s supreme court reactivates $620 million fund to protect the Amazon Read more
