In the 200-year anniversary of Brazil’s independence from Portugal, Indigenous people achieved a historical milestone: the highest number of Indigenous candidates elected to the National Congress in the country’s history, a key move for the future of their rights, which have been under attack since the colonization period, researchers say. In the Oct. 2 general […]
It was 35 years ago that Ailton Krenak, while painting his entire face with the black dye of the jenipapo fruit, protested against violence against Indigenous peoples in one of Brazil’s highest seats of power: the speaker’s podium in the lower House of Congress. “There is Indigenous blood in every hectare of Brazil’s 8 million […]
By Amanda Perobelli and Pilar Olivares SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A record number of indigenous leaders, most of them women, are running for federal office in