The official announcement was made at Acampamento Terra Livre, in Brasília, but it had already been announced early on on President Lula's social networks.
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In practice, homologation – the last step to make land ownership official – guarantees the original people of these territories the right to that land, free from external exploitation or invasion, protected by federal laws.
In many cases, the demarcation processes and ordinances are old, some dating back to 1996.
See which Indigenous Territories (TI) are approved:
- Arara do Rio Amônia, in Acre: 434 inhabitants
- Kariri-Xocó, in Alagoas: 2,3 thousand inhabitants
- Rio dos Índios, in Rio Grande do Sul: 143 inhabitants
- Tremembé of Barra do Mundaú, in Ceará: 580 inhabitants
- Uneiuxi, in Amazonas: 249 inhabitants
- Avá-Canoeiro, in Goiás: 9 inhabitants
During the approval ceremony, President Lula promeyou that this is just “working hard to make as many indigenous land demarcations as possible” until the end of your mandate.
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The president highlighted the importance of indigenous territories in the fight for environmental preservation and combating deforestation.
“Not only because it is a right of indigenous peoples, but also because if we want to reach 2030 with zero deforestation, it is necessary to demarcate,” said Lula.
The federal government also signed two decrees, recreating the National Council for Indigenous Policy (CNPI) and will establish the Steering Committee of the National Policy for Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI).
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