Brazil:Krenak Indians block railway in demand for land 7 December 2005Two hundred Krenak Indians blocked the Vitória-Minas railway in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 1 December, demanding the full recognition of their territory.
Brazil:Guajajara leader murdered in land conflict 10 June 2005An old Guajajara Indian leader, José Araújo Guajajara, was murdered on 21 May 2005 by a group of armed men who stormed into his village, setting fire to houses and shooting at the Indians.
Brazil:Enawene Nawe demand land rights 9 June 2005Members of the Enawene Nawe tribe of Mato Grosso state travelled to Brazils capital Brasília last week to demand that the government legally recognise a key part of their territory.
Brazil:Brazil: uncontacted tribe faces genocide 16 May 2005Deep in the Amazon rainforest a small tribe of uncontacted Indians is on the run, fleeing chainsaws and bulldozers as logging companies penetrate their forest home.
