Indigenous movements

Indigenous, Black and landless protesters challenge colonial celebrations

📅 22 April 2000

Security forces repressed protesters in southern Bahia during official commemorations of the 500th anniversary of Portuguese arrival. Indigenous, Black and landless movements offered a critical...

The Supreme Court rejects the Indigenous land cutoff argument

📅 21 September 2023

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court rejected the marco temporal argument restricting Indigenous land recognition by reference to occupation on the date of the 1988 Constitution. Indigenous mobilization...