Among its provisions, it will limit the creation of new Indigenous reserves to lands that were only occupied by native people in 1988. That's the promulgation date of Brazil's latest constitution.

Demarcation, which guarantees possession of the land and the exclusive use of its natural resources to the Indigenous people that live on it, was established by Brazil's 1988 Constitution. The ...

For more than 12 years, the government of Viana municipality in Brazil’s Maranhão state dumped used needles and syringes into ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government on Monday began removing thousands of non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move that will affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon ...

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people according to the last census, nearly double that of 2010, ... Riverine community stalls sold native honey, Brazil nuts and cassava flour.

Indigenous people and environmental activists protested outside a luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro where the auctions to sell oil exploration rights took place.

Brazil has auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River, aiming to expand production in ...

Brazil hosts next year's United Nations climate summit and already some are calling it the "Indigenous Peoples" COP. That's because Brazil is where 305 ethnic groups and 1.7 million Indigenous ...

Among its provisions, it will limit the creation of new Indigenous reserves to lands that were only occupied by native people in 1988. That's the promulgation date of Brazil's latest constitution.

Brazil’s government has started removing non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move likely to affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil’s government on Monday began removing thousands of non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move that will affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest ...