Indigenous peoples protest against the parliamentary coup in Brazil [View all]

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The original owners of the land have spoken: no coup in Brazil.









Leaders and representatives of several indigenous groups came to Brasilia to protest against the parliamentary coup. Several of tehm laid on the floor in protest against police ordering them to leave the garden of the Congress.





Xakriabá
The Xakriabá people, who live in the Minas Gerais state, sent 30 members of the tribe to the Brazilian capital to show support for the defense of democracy. Their leader declared: "We are ready for war. If I die, I will reborn".







Kamuudan Wapichana

Indigenous leader Kamuudan Wapichana said that indigenous peoples fear that overthrowing of Dilma will make the dialogue between indigenous communities and the government cease. "We are fighting to be recognized by this government, and the ones blocking it are from the PMDB party. The ones who left the government coalition are the ruralists, from the agribusiness. If with this government we had few advances, with another one it will be much wose, there is no hope. Indigenous peoples are very afraid."



Kamuudan Wapichana