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Xingu

Juma Xipaia Denounces Canada’s Belo Sun Mining Corp in New York Event

Press Release Juma Xipaia Denounces Canada’s Belo Sun Mining Corp in New York Event Prominent Brazilian Indigenous leader protested Amazonian mega-gold mine during a Climate Week NYC action as Brazil’s Supreme Court... September 23, 2026

Brazil’s Supreme Court to Hear Cases That Could Reshape Indigenous Rights and Amazon Protections

Press Release Brazil’s Supreme Court to Hear Cases That Could Reshape Indigenous Rights and Amazon Protections August rulings could reshape territorial and environmental protections across the Amazon August 7, 2026

Press Release Belo Sun’s Reported “Legal Victory” Does Not Resolve Key Disputes Over Amazonian Gold Project Brazilian court decision dismissed a duplicative claim without ruling on Indigenous consultation, environmental assessments, tailings-dam safety, or ongoing... August 4, 2026

Brazilian Court Mounts Pressure on Canadian Mining Companies Operating in the Amazon

Press Release Brazilian Court Mounts Pressure on Canadian Mining Companies Operating in the Amazon Court of Appeals rulings reinforce Indigenous claims concerning lack of consultations while prohibiting government agencies from representing Canadian... May 21, 2026

Major Indigenous Protest in Brazil Targets Belo Sun Gold Mine Project

Press Release Major Indigenous Protest in Brazil Targets Belo Sun Gold Mine Project Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital yesterday, during the second day of the 2026 Free Land... April 8, 2026

Middle Xingu Indigenous Women Mark One Month of Mobilization Against Belo Sun’s Advance in the Amazon

Press Release Middle Xingu Indigenous Women Mark One Month of Mobilization Against Belo Sun’s Advance in the Amazon One month into their occupation of the Altamira headquarters of Brazil’s National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI), Indigenous... March 25, 2026

Amazonian Indigenous Women Occupy Federal Agency to Demand Suspension of Belo Sun Mining’s License

Press Release Indigenous Women Occupy Federal Agency to Demand Suspension of Belo Sun Mining’s License More than 140 Indigenous people have occupied the Brazilian federal Indigenous agency FUNAI’s regional office to demand the... March 11, 2026

Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint

Press Release Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine “We are already suffering the impacts of the Belo Monte dam.. If another project of this scale comes,... February 25, 2026

Mining on Indigenous Territories Brings Ecological Devastation, Land Invasions, and Renewed Cycles of Violence

Blog Mining on Indigenous Territories Brings Ecological Devastation, Land Invasions, and Violence Two new reports detail potential scale of harm caused by mining projects in Indigenous communities, including water pollution... July 2, 2020

Press Release Murder of Two Yanomami by Illegal Miners Heightens Fears of Renewed Cycle of Violence The Indigenous Hutukara Yanomami Association demands a rigorous investigation of the murders and reinforces the need for the... June 30, 2020

Press Release Proposed Gold Mine in Brazilian Amazon Presents Unacceptable Degree of Risk Hydrogeologist recommends that Canadian company Belo Sun’s license be revoked June 17, 2020

Damn Those Who Celebrate Belo Monte!

Campaign Update Protest Statement: Damn Those Who Celebrate Belo Monte! A Statement of Protest from Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre (Xingu Alive Forever Movement) November 26, 2019

Press Release 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... September 22, 2019

Amazon Fires: Indigenous Peoples Mobilize to Save Their Territories, and the World Steps Up in Solidarity

Video Blog Amazon Fires: Indigenous Peoples Mobilize to Save Their Territories, and the World Steps Up in Solidarity The crisis is not over, but we also need to prevent the next emergency now September 17, 2019

The Amazon Burns, and the World Responds

Video Blog The Amazon Burns, and the World Responds Bolsonaro’s hate-filled rhetoric aims to set the stage for a coordinated assault on indigenous land rights, as political... September 4, 2019

With the Brazilian Amazon in Flames, We Must All Be the Resistance

Blog With the Brazilian Amazon in Flames, We Must All Be the Resistance Today we may be witnessing the tragedy of our lifetime: the Brazilian Amazon is in flames and in... August 23, 2019

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