Brazil:Opposition to Guarani land rights intensifies 26 September 2008The Guarani Indians of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul suffered a setback last week when FUNAI, the government's Indian affairs department, suddenly suspended studies being carried out to identify their territories.
Brazil:Indigenous leaders denounce farmer invading their land 11 September 2008Leaders of Barro community in the indigenous territory of Raposa-Serra do Sol in Brazil have denounced destruction of their property by farmer Paulo César Quartieiro on 3 September.
Brazil:Judge upholds Indian land rights - case adjourned 28 August 2008Yesterday in a packed Supreme Court in Brazil, a key judge voted to uphold the demarcation of the indigenous territory Raposa-Serra do Sol. The case was adjourned at the request of another judge.
Brazil:Film highlights biofuels threat to Brazilian Indians 26 August 2008Italian film ‘Birdwatchers’, selected as one of the films in competition for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, highlights the plight of the Guarani-Kaiowá Indians in Brazil.
Brazil:Urgent petition launched to support Indians 19 August 2008Indigenous peoples and their supporters in Brazil have launched an urgent petition calling on Brazil’s Supreme Court to uphold the ratification of Raposa-Serra do Sol, an indigenous territory in the Amazon region, northern Brazil. Link to www.makunaimagri
Brazil:Uncontacted tribe photos no hoax 24 June 2008The British newspaper The Observer claimed on 22 June that it has now ‘emerged’ that the uncontacted tribe whose photos received worldwide publicity were neither ‘lost’, nor 'undiscovered' nor ‘unknown’.
