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Madrid, Dec 9 (EFE) .- Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon have warned Monday of the death of their peoples and that their blood "is being spilled" and demanded that the original peoples be protected because they are "the true defenders of the climate".TRANSLATION"The indigenous peoples are dying, the true guardians of the forests are being killed. We cannot allow life to go away. It is the alert that I give because it is the responsibility of all, of all rulers, of all societies, of all human beings "
South American leaders of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization ACTO) hold a meeting during a two-day summit in Belem, with the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Indonesian envoys invited to participate. IMAGES
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a family photo with leaders of countries attending the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) summit in Belem, in Northern Brazil. The eight countries have agreed to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the Amazon, vowing to stop the world's biggest rainforest from reaching "a point of no return." IMAGES
The UAE's COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber arrives at the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) summit in Belem, followed by Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gustavo Manrique. The closely watched summit adopted what host country Brazil called a "new and ambitious shared agenda" to save the rainforest, a crucial buffer against climate change that experts warn is being pushed to the brink of collapse. IMAGES
South Americans leaders participating to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization pose for a family picture on the opening day of the summit. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).