Tag: indians
No Indian Candidate, Among 24, Won in Brazil’s October 1st Election
In the elections held on October 1st, in Brazil, five indigenous people ran for ...
35 Indians Prosecuted in Brazil for Invading and Destroying Properties
Thirty-five leaders of the Xukuru people are being prosecuted for having reacted to the ...
Spread of Soybean Culture Helps Denying Brazilian Indians Their Land
In the state of Mato Grosso, located in the west region of Brazil, there ...
Brazilian Indians Demand More Respect from Authorities
On July 27, there was a public hearing to discuss projects affecting indigenous lands. ...
Indian Teachers Urge More Indian Participation in Their Own Affairs
Eight indigenous peoples in the state of Pernambuco held the 15th Meeting of the ...
Brazil Spends More with Indians, But They Still Have No Voice
An analysis of specific actions in favor of indigenous peoples in the Brazilian budget ...
Indian Assassination Has Doubled in Brazil from 20 to 40 a Year
The extreme social exclusion and lack of government actions for truly protecting the rights ...
Church Accuses Brazil of Violence Against Indians
Brazil’s Indian Missionary Council (Conselho Indigenista Missionário) (Cimi), which is linked to the Catholic ...
Two Brazilian Indians Block Road to Procter & Gamble in Germany
Two Indians from Brazil and about 20 activists of the German NGO Robin Wood ...
Brazilian Indians Accused of Killing Police Say They Were Beaten to Confess Crime
On Wednesday, April 26, three of nine Brazilian indigenous people accused of killing two ...