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Indigenous people protest in Brazil over setback in legislation

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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.

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