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    Alliance Against Ferrogrão Calls Out CEO's Hypocrisy

    It’s no surprise that Cargill would destroy the Amazon and the Cerrado. What is surprising is the involvement of someone at a foundation that should be committed to protecting nature and Indigenous rights.

    August 15, 2024
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    Mounting Resistance to the Ferrogrão Railway in the Brazilian Amazon

    An unprecedented popular alliance is fighting to prevent the progress of a disastrous Amazonian mega-project

    As the world turns its eyes to Brazil for next year’s critical COP30 climate summit, the future of the Amazon and its peoples stand at a dangerous crossroads as Brazilian agribusiness and global commodity traders attempt to drive a mega-railway through it.

    April 18, 2024
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    Amazonian Indigenous People Stage Major Mobilization Aimed at Stopping the Ferrogrão Railway

    Indigenous-led “People's Tribunal” issues searing verdict on the megaproject and works to influence a key legal ruling that could determine its future

    “The Popular Tribunal against Ferrogrão revealed the strength and determination of Indigenous peoples, traditional communities and social movements in defending their rights and the future of the planet.”

    March 4, 2024
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    Taking on Cargill Alongside the Munduruku People

    "We defend our lands not just for our people but for all of humanity. Your company is harming our collective future. We have lived here in the heart of the Amazon for over 4,000 years. But now our world hangs by a thread."

    October 17, 2023
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    Amazon Watch is building on more than 28 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.

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    Cargill, Cease Your Destruction!

    In every region where Cargill operates, you are destroying the environment and driving out or threatening the communities who live there.

    We defend our lands not just for our people but for all of humanity. Your company is harming our collective future.

    October 12, 2023
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    Amazon Nations Failed to Protect the Rainforest and Our Collective Future

    While ambitious efforts to strengthen Pan-Amazonian collaboration are positive, and the summit’s final text contains a series of good intentions, Amazon Watch considers that the document falls short in advancing critical protections for the rainforest and human rights. 

    August 10, 2023
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