Developments and Implications eyesonbrasil 1. The Request for Impeachment Last Wednesday, 15 senators formalized a request for impeachment against the Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara. The accusation alleges a crime of responsibility, focusing on the alleged violation of Article 50, paragraph 2, of the Federal Constitution. The minister allegedly failed to respond in time…
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Yanomami Take Center Stage at Rio Carnival, Inspiring a Deeper Brazil The vibrant feathers, pulsating rhythms, and infectious energy of Rio’s Carnival are renowned worldwide. But this year, amidst the sequins and smiles, a deeper message resonated: a powerful homage to the Yanomami, Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, by the acclaimed Salgueiro Samba School. Salgueiro’s parade…
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Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafias T.Philips The special forces crackdown on illegal mining in Yanomami territory. Photograph: Ibama/Brazilian government The Brazilian government has launched its campaign to drive tens of thousands of illegal miners from the country’s largest Indigenous reserve, with special-forces environmental operatives…
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