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‘Stay alive’: Brazil’s Indigenous people mobilize to vote for Lula to protect their rights
"It's such a simple phrase: stay alive! The other side is necropolitics. "This a...
Karla Mendes 23 Oct 2026
Brazil election: Unprecedented Indigenous ministry at risk if Flávio Bolsonaro wins
"With a single stroke of a pen, he can undo all the achievements we have accompl...
Karla Mendes 21 Oct 2026
Ranchers block Brazilian officials from marking out Paquiçamba Indigenous Land
Since Sept. 23, a group of rural producers has maintained a blockade on the road...
Aimee Gabay 13 Oct 2026
Brazilian Indigenous people to be affected after right-wing gains threaten Amazon protections
Brazilian environmentalists have sounded the alarm on land issues affecting Indi...
Andrew Mathieson 9 Oct 2026
Indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon seek protection from drug gangs
The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who have recovered their once lost territory in...
Andrew Mathieson 7 Aug 2026
Indigenous communities rally as COP30 stews over fossil fuels and final deal

United Nations climate talks are nearing the midway point, with countries still wrangling over which issues they might be able to rally around in a final summit deal - and whether such a deal is even...

Indigenous protesters defend actions as COP30 talks roll on

Indigenous protesters have defended charging the gates of Brazil's COP30 climate summit and clashing with security, saying the action was aimed at demonstrating the desperation of their fight for fore...

Brazilian Indigenous protestors storm COP30 climate summit in stand for their land

Brazilian Indigenous protesters have forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance. The protesters demanded access to the UN compound where thou...

'marramarra: Indigenous artists making history visible' tells powerful Indigenous stories from around the world

In marramarra: Indigenous artists making history visible, out 1 November, Indigenous artists, Elders and communities across the world tell their stories on their own terms through conversations, bilin...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 23, 2024
Raging Amazon fires threaten Brazil's Yanomami people

Brazil's northernmost state of Roraima is suffering a sharp spike in wildfires, threatening the crisis-wracked Yanomami Indigenous people and reigniting fears of catastrophe in the Amazon rainforest a...

Listen now: "XOCÔ" is an exciting fusion of Afro-Indigenous Brazilian rhythms

Mestre Sérgio Xocolate, also known as XOCÔ , has just announced his newest album, the self-titled 'XOCÔ.'The album boasts a blend of Afro-Indigenous Brazilian rhythms and traditiona...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 18, 2023
Indigenous chief recovering after assassination attempt in Brazil's "Palm Oil War"

A prominent Indigenous leader in Brazil is recovering after being shot in the head as part of the bloody "Palm Oil war" being waged in the country.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 29, 2023
Brazil's president declares six new indigenous reserves, granting First Peoples exclusive control of their resources

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declared six new indigenous reserves, banning mining and restricting commercial farming in the areas.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 23, 2023
Brazil's government aims to revive key Amazon alliance to protect the rainforest and its peoples

The Brazilian government has scheduled a meeting for early August to revive the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, ACTO, brings together the countries...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 11, 2023
Vatican formally repudiates "Doctrine of Discovery", which gave the Church's blessing to colonisation

The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery on Thursday, the principles established by 15th century papal bulls which gave the church's approval to the theft of land and slaughter and en...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 31, 2023
Brazil's new government continues campaign to drive illegal miners out of Yanomami territory

Brazilian government forces are undertaking a mass operation to drive illegal gold miners out of a remote region of the Amazon rainforest, which belongs to the Yanomami indigenous nation.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 16, 2023
Bolsonaro accused of genocide as medical emergency declared in Brazil's Yanomami indigenous territory

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accused his predecessor of genocide against the country's indigenous people after declaring a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 27, 2023
Popular wedding venue apologises for Indigenous massacre display, then deletes apology from Instagram

A wedding venue and luxury retreat in New South Wales has come under fire after a photo revealed a painting depicting an Indigenous massacre in Brazil was on display.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Jan 11, 2023
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