Indigenous protests in Brazil topple law seen as threat to rural schools

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Indigenous protests in Brazil topple law seen as threat to rural schools

After 23 days of protests, Indigenous groups and teachers in the Brazilian state of Pará have successfully pressured Governor Helder Barbalho to revoke a controversial education law that favored online learning in remote communities and slashed benefits for teachers. The protests erupted in the state capital Belém, host city of the next U.N. climate summit, […]

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After 23 days of protests, Indigenous groups and teachers in the Brazilian state of Pará have successfully pressured Governor Helder Barbalho to revoke a controversial education law that favored online learning in remote communities and slashed benefits for teachers. The protests erupted in the state capital Belém, host city of the next U.N. climate summit, COP30. Opponents say the state law, known by its number 10.820, would be a huge setback f…

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The protest is in retaliation for the approval of the law that threatened educational programs aimed at rural, riverside, quilombola, and indigenous communities

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“Until the revocation is published in the State Official Gazette, we will not vacate the premises,” declared Chief Dadá Borari, after receiving confirmation of the signing of a commitment to repeal Law 10.820/2024, last Wednesday (5). Access the document here. The document was signed by the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho, together with indigenous, quilombola, and riverside leaders and representatives of the Union of Public Education Workers o…