US EditionIndigenous Brazilians protest Amazon river dredging for grain exports
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Correio da ManhãHundreds of people have been around the company Cargill for 14 days in the city of Santarém, Brazil's state of Pará, showing themselves against the drag and exploitation of the rivers.
“Revoke this decree, suspend any situation that may harm our rights, and that’s it, we’re done.” That’s how leader Auricelia Arapiun summarizes the main demand of more than 15 indigenous peoples: the revocation of a decree by President Lula from August of last year that provides for the installation of waterways on three Amazonian rivers: the Tapajós, the Madeira, and the Tocantins. To make themselves heard by the federal government, the movemen…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 5 Feb 2026 (AFP) – Hundreds of indigenous people continue on Wednesday their demonstration started two weeks ago in front of the port terminal of the American agro-industrial giant Cargill, in northern Brazil, against the dredging and exploitation of the Amazonian rivers for the export of cereals. For months, the Brazilian indigenous communities have been protesting against the exploitation of the Amazonian rivers for th…
Indigenous Protest Enters Second Week as Brazil Faces Pressure Over Amazon Waterway Decree
On the 13th day blockading Cargill’s grain terminal in Santarém, Indigenous protestors are demanding in-person dialogue with Brazil's federal government, following its failure to send representatives to a meeting last week. The post Indigenous Protest Enters Second Week as Brazil Faces Pressure Over Amazon Waterway Decree first appeared on Amazon Watch.
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