Brazil creates task force to unblock indigenous land demarcations
In response to the primary indigenous demand, the Brazilian government has announced the creation of a task force aimed at expediting the approval of pending land demarcation processes, subject to presidential approval. The priority lies in addressing four specific areas.The approvals were anticipated to have been signed by the president last week. However, the government suspended the decision due to issues surrounding non-indigenous occupation in certain areas of these lands.The pending lands have a lengthy history of demarcation disputes. These include Morro dos Cavalos and Toldo Imbu in the state of Santa Catarina, Potiguara de Monte-Mor in Paraíba state, and Xukuru Kariri in Alagoas state."These are political problems that also need to be addressed," stated the Minister for Indi...