Presented in February by Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes, a draft bill violates Indigenous people's constitutional rights ...

“All indigenous people in Latin America live in violence,” he argued, adding that, “some 15 to 18 years ago,” Brazil and other South American countries managed to establish some ...

The land remains under the federal government's jurisdiction, but the designation gives indigenous peoples the right to use it according to their traditions. Mining activities are prohibited ...

This is part one of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Part two, three, four and five are coming soon. In Brazil’s Amazon, an operation to ...

The data show there is significant work to be done to ensure racial and gender equity in Brazil. Investing in policies that increase the presence of black, pardo, and indigenous leaders in public ...

Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will raise their standard of living ...

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of Para over heavy metal contamination found in the bodies of Xikrin ...

Lago do Soares, Brazil — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that has ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor ... of Para over heavy metal contamination in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people. The civil lawsuit, filed Friday and disclosed ...

Robson Mura, of the Mura Indigenous community, watches the sunrise at the Moyray village in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) ...