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Thousands of indigenous people are demonstrating in Brasilia to oppose mining and oil exploration in their reserves.
Brasilia, Sep 1 (EFE).- Thousands of people gathered again on Wednesday outside Brazil's Supreme Court in Brasilia to call on the justices not to rule in favor of a cut-off date of 1988 for their land rights. (Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCH OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FROM ALL REGIONS OF BRAZIL TO FOLLOW THE JUDGEMENT THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF THE DEMARCATION OF INDIGENOUS LANDS, IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.
Brasilia, Aug 24 (EFE) .- Around two thousand indigenous people who have been in Brasilia since Sunday staged a protest this Tuesday in front of the National Congress against possible setbacks in the legislation on indigenous territories. The protesters began a vigil in front of the Supreme Court at night, where this Wednesday a vote on the demarcation of lands will take place. There were also posters and songs against President Jair Bolsonaro and his policies to encourage mining, deforestation and agribusiness.SHOT LIST: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE PROTESTING IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.SOUND BITES: URBIRAN PATAXO, 36, FROM BAHIA.TRANSLATIONS: We want to take care of our territories, our elders and our children. That is why we are in Brasilia to obtain some recognition, because people do not recognize us as true Brazilians. That is why we occupy Brasilia today to show Brazil and the world that we are not dead. We are alive and we are the living history of Brazil.
Pantelhó, Aug 3 (EFE).- The representatives of 86 indigenous communities and 18 neighborhoods of the municipality of Pantelho, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in the southeast of the country, which is experiencing a governance crisis, agreed on Tuesday, together with state officials, to elect their authorities.At a dialogue table attended by officials and the indigenous representatives of Pantelhó, including the armed civil group called El Machete, it was agreed that the municipality will elect its authorities on October 1 through a plebiscite. (Camera: MITZI MAYAUEL FUENTES). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE EL MACHETE SELF-DEFENSE GROUP BEGIN A DIALOGUE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE PEACE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTELHO; AND MEMBERS OF THE MEXICAN ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD AND STATE POLICE PROTECT THE STREETS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTELHO, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.
Brasilia, Jun 16 (EFE), (CAMERA: Alex Mirkhan) .- A group of indigenous people protested Wednesday outside the National Congress against a bill that could affect the demarcation of indigenous lands.