The Kadiwéu territory and the fires
The territory comprising the Kadiwéu Indigenous Land is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), in the municipality of Porto Murtinho, 60 km from the town of…
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LAND CONFLICTS IN THE WAKE OF FIRE
The agribusiness chain uses fire in a way that is directly or indirectly associated with deforestation and land grabbing, to promote and consolidate the expansion of the agricultural frontier. The forest fires they set in this process cause environmental devastation and, at the same time, are used as weapons to threaten and expel peoples and communities from their territories of life.
Fire threatens isolated indigenous people on Bananal Island
In September 2020, a huge fire raged for days in an area known as Mata do Mamão, located in the interior of Bananal Island, in the state of Tocantins. With…
Guató territory in flames: “The trees have nowhere to run!”
Located in the Pantanal wetlands region of Mato Grosso, at the confluence of the Cuiabá and São Lourenço river basins, the Baía dos Guató Indigenous Land covers 19,000 hectares, most…
Gleba Tauá: Struggles for land in the Cerrado region of Tocantins
Tauá is a large traditional territory in the state of Tocantins, occupied for over 100 years by peasant families who migrated to the region from the states of Maranhão and…
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold on Highway BR-319
Brazil’s Federal Highway BR-319 runs through the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Officially inaugurated in 1976, it was in constant use until 1988. Due to high maintenance costs, considered unprofitable…
The Barra da Aroeira Quilombola Community’s struggle to defend its territory
The territory of the Barra da Aroeira Quilombola Community is located in the municipalities of Santa Tereza, Lagoa do Tocantins and Novo Acordo, approximately 100 km from Palmas, capital of…