Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win

Indigenous people celebrate as Brazil high court enshrines land rights

Diane Jeantet and Elionore HughesAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIRO — Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing the imminent threat those protections could be rolled back.The justices had been evaluating a lawsuit brought by Santa Catarina state, backed by farmers, seeking to block an Indigenous group from expanding the size of its territorial claim. Nearly all of the high court'…

Brazil's Indigenous win legal battle for land demarcation in Supreme Court - Brazil Reports

São Paulo, Brazil – In a historic decision, Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed regulation by politicians backed by agribusiness interests to severely limit demarcation of Indigenous lands, a process baked into Brazil’s Constitution that environmentalists and human rights groups credit with preserving the environment and cultures of the country, especially in the […]

Brazil court rules for Indigenous land rights in key case

A lopsided majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday (September 21) against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners.

Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing the imminent threat those protections could be rolled back. Read more...

Tears of joy after Brazil’s Supreme Court backs Indigenous land rights

Hundreds of Indigenous people celebrated in Brasilia on Thursday after a majority of Supreme Court justices ruled to enshrine their land rights in a landmark case. The Supreme Court justices voted 9 to 2, against establishing a cut-off date after which Indigenous peoples could not claim new territory. The decision of the Supreme Court puts pressure on and creates an impasse with the National Congress, which is also judging the same case, but is …

Brazil's Indigenous peoples celebrate massive land rights victory

A lopsided majority of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples' rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for Indigenous activists and climate campaigners.Indigenous leaders in bright feather headdresses and body paint exploded in celebration outside the high court building in Brasilia as Justice Luiz Fux became the sixth on the 11-member court to side with the native plaintiff…