{"id":244922,"date":"2023-10-02T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=244922"},"modified":"2023-09-26T04:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T03:29:35","slug":"top-brazilian-court-rules-in-favor-of-indigenous-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/10\/top-brazilian-court-rules-in-favor-of-indigenous-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Brazilian Court Rules in Favor of Indigenous Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

25 Sep 2023 – <\/em>Democracy Now!<\/em> reported<\/a> that Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Indigenous claims to land occupied before 1988. The case had been brought by \u201cagribusiness-backed lawmakers,\u201d the outlet said, and argued that Indigenous people had to have either occupied or made claims to land<\/a> by the date Brazil\u2019s constitution went into effect for them to now claim it. The court ruled against the lawmakers and for Indigenous groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cAreas occupied by Indigenous people and areas that are linked to the ancestry and tradition of Indigenous peoples have constitutional protection, even if they are not demarcated,\u201d<\/em> said Justice Luiz Fux, reported the Associated Press (AP).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Under the previous president, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, Indigenous lands had come under increased attack, said the AP. Current president Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has been more friendly to Indigenous groups. The proposed 1988 deadline was seen as a crucial issue because many Indigenous groups were displaced from their lands prior to that date. The ruling recognizes the basis for them to make claims to those traditionally occupied lands.<\/p>\n

Many Indigenous people and groups waited with bated breath for the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m shaking. It took a while, but we did it. It\u2019s a very beautiful and strong feeling,\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

said J\u00e9ssica Nghe Mum Pripr\u00e1 from the Xokleng-Laklano Indigenous people to the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ancestors are present \u2014 no doubt about it,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>______________________________________________<\/p>\n

Saurav Sarkar is a freelance writer and editor who covers political activism and labor movements. Twitter: @sauravthewriter<\/a> — sauravsarkar.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

From the Globetrotter News Service<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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