Indigenous People Hold Protest Against Legislation In Brazil
Indigenous people take part in a march to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands, in Brasilia, Brazil.
UPDATED: 31 MAY 2023 4:50 PM
Brazil Indigenous Protest
An Indigenous man, left, holds a sign with a message that reads in Portuguese; "Climate emergency, the answer is us" during a march to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands, in Brasilia, Brazil.
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Land Law In Brazil: “The New Colonizers Of The 21st Century”
GERMANY
By David Sadler Last Updated May 31, 2023
The Brazilian parliament has approved a law that would limit the designation of protected areas for indigenous people. The project is a setback to President da Silva’s stated environmental goals. Indigenous people protest.
“Without designating protected areas there is no democracy!” Indigenous groups had been protesting against the “PL 490” law project throughout Tuesday and even paralyzed one of the main traffic arteries around Brazil’s economic metropolis Sao Paulo. In vain – the police cleared with tear gas.
Land Law In Brazil: “The New Colonizers Of The 21st Century”
GERMANY
By David Sadler Last Updated May 31, 2023
The Brazilian parliament has approved a law that would limit the designation of protected areas for indigenous people. The project is a setback to President da Silva’s stated environmental goals. Indigenous people protest.
“Without designating protected areas there is no democracy!” Indigenous groups had been protesting against the “PL 490” law project throughout Tuesday and even paralyzed one of the main traffic arteries around Brazil’s economic metropolis Sao Paulo. In vain – the police cleared with tear gas.
In the evening, the lower house of Congress voted in favor of the controversial initiative called “Marco Temporal”, which was put on the agenda under the right-wing extremist Bolsonaro government and has now been urgently put to the vote by the influential agricultural faction. “On behalf of the agricultural industry! For food security! For legal certainty in Brazil’s fields,” said one MP.
Fewer protected areas for indigenous people
The “Marco Temporal”, in German “time stamp” is legally highly controversial. But it is clear that it would make the designation of indigenous protected areas significantly more difficult. Because large landowners interpret it in such a way that indigenous people can only claim land where they lived before the 1988 constitution. However, many indigenous peoples were expelled from their original territories and never had a chance to return to the stolen lands. Indigenous MP Célia Xakriaba speaks of a pact of destruction.
Our rights are murdered with the pen here. The “Marco Temporal” is an anti-civilizational project in Brazil. Honorable Members, those who want to steal our territories have a name and a cabinet: they are the new colonizers of the 21st century, dressed in ties and jackets.
Célia Xakriaba, indigenous MPs
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