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Indigenous Leaders Travel to Europe to Report Violations in Brazil

Delegation will visit twelve countries to warn authorities, companies and European society about violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

Brasília, Brazil – A delegation of Indigenous leaders will visit twelve European countries between October 17 and November 20 to report serious violations against Brazilian Indigenous Peoples since President Jair Bolsonaro took office. Led by the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), in partnership with civil society organizations, the campaign "Indigenous Blood: Not a Single Drop More" aims to pressure the Brazilian government and agribusiness companies to fulfill international agreements on climate change and human rights signed by Brazil.

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"We need a real commitment from Bolsonaro's government to protect Brazil's forests and their indigenous and traditional communities, who are the true guardians of the Amazon. Bolsonaro has promised 'zero tolerance' for explosive deforestation and subsequent widespread arson; however, his policies and rhetoric have actually encouraged such crimes."

Statement: Bolsonaro Delivers Racist and Untruthful Speech to U.N. General Assembly

"Bolsonaro's speech is outrageous, undemocratic, racist, and deeply violent against the indigenous peoples of Brazil... Bolsonaro must be held responsible for the destruction of the Amazon and the brutalizing of indigenous peoples underway in Brazil today."

Brazilians and U.S. Allies Deliver Petition to BlackRock Urging It to Act for the Amazon

"BlackRock is a powerful economic actor that provides significant financing for the expansion of agribusiness. Protests that raise global awareness on the true impacts of this company's financing are very important because they show how it drives deforestation, the destruction of indigenous lands, and the genocide of indigenous peoples. We need to understand who is behind these environmental crimes. Without public exposure these realities could go unnoticed," said Dinamam Tuxá, Executive Coordinator of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB).

Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Denounce Bolsonaro Before UN Speech

Open letter decries "colonialist and ethnocidal policies"

"Not content with its attacks on indigenous peoples, the Brazilian government now seeks to legitimize its anti-indigenous policies by using an indigenous figure who sympathizes with its radical ideologies."

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"I think it is fundamental that the government sends a signal that illegality is not allowed anymore in the Amazon," one expert said.

Supporting Indigenous people and protecting their rights is another important route toward protecting the environment. "If you look at maps of the Amazon, there are these islands of intact forest and the vast majority of those islands are indigenous territories," said Moira Birss, Finance Program Campaign Director at Amazon Watch.

Brazil's Attempt to Deceive at U.N. Rejected by Indigenous Leaders

"We do not accept and will never accept the Brazilian government appointing our indigenous representation on its own without consulting us through our recognized and supported organizations and leaders."