Amazon Indigenous groups fight soy waterway as Brazil fast-tracks dredging

Amazon Indigenous groups fight soy waterway as Brazil fast-tracks dredging

On Nov. 7 in Brazil, Indigenous people from the Tupinambá and other ethnic groups occupied the Tapajós River with small boats for several hours, halting barges carrying soybeans and other commodities near the city of Santarém, in the state of Pará. They did so peacefully, displaying banners with messages such as “agriculture passes, destruction remains,” denouncing the socioenvironmental impacts of the Tapajós waterway and other infrastructure p…

I'm an Anacé chief in Brazil. For Indigenous people, resistance is not a choice. It's survival

Anacé chief Roberto Ytaysaba Anacé warns that a proposed data centre and state neglect threaten his people’s land, spirituality and survival.

Brazil defines boundaries for 10 new Indigenous territories

Brasilia (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Brazil's government announced Monday that boundaries have been drawn for 10 new Indigenous territories, a move that follows protests for more representation that disrupted UN climate talks in the Amazonian city of Belem. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has already approved 16 Indigenous territories since retaking office in 2023, but some groups have criticized slow progress. The new

Amazon Indigenous groups fight soy waterway as Brazil fast-tracks dredging

On Nov. 7 in Brazil, Indigenous people from the Tupinambá and other ethnic groups occupied the Tapajós River with small boats for several hours, halting barges carrying soybeans and other commodities near the city of Santarém, in the state of Pará. They did so peacefully, displaying banners with messages such as "agriculture passes, destruction remains," denouncing the socioenvironmental impacts of the Tapajós waterway and other infrastructure p…