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Added on the 31/05/2023 12:41:46 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Indigenous people arrive before Brazil's Supreme Court to await a decision on a key case on whether to restrict native peoples' rights to their ancestral lands. So far, five judges have voted to reject the so-called "time-frame argument", which holds that native peoples should not have the right to lands where they were not present in 1988, when the country's current constitution was ratified. IMAGES
Brazilian Indigenous people from different tribes rally in the capital, Brasilia, as Brazil's Supreme Court weighs the legality of the so-called "time-frame argument," which holds that native peoples should not have the right to lands where they were not present in 1988. IMAGES
Indigenous peoples protest in Brasilia as Brazil's Supreme Federal Court resumes a critical trial for indigenous peoples which could jeopardize the demarcation of hundreds of their ancestral lands considered a barrier against deforestation. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meet with Indigenous leader of the Kayapo people, Raoni Metuktire, on the island of Combu off the coast of Belem, in the Brazilian Amazon. Macron has promised to discuss closer cooperation in the fight against illegal gold mining with Brazil, where he begins an emblematic state visit lasting almost three days following his trip to French Guiana. IMAGES
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in Guyana's capital Georgetown to attend the last day of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit and is greeted by the hosting country's Prime Minister Mark Phillips and President Irfaan Ali. IMAGES
The US Senate votes to keep federal agencies funded and avoid a costly partial government shutdown. IMAGES