Brazil’s top court backs special protection for indigenous communities, but won’t set timeline for exit of outsiders

Brazil’s top court backs special protection for indigenous communities, but won’t set timeline for exit of outsiders

“If it wasn’t for [the court], this demand would be still in the drawers of the Executive and the Legislative,” he said. But the indigenous groups’ main demand was rejected: A deadline for all outsiders — including miners, developers and the military — to leave their lands. Hard-hit communities Brazil’s indigenous communities have been hammered … Read more