Trial of Indian leader’s ‘assassins’ resumes
Region: Brazil
The trial of three men accused of murdering renowned Guarani Indian leader Marcos Veron is set to resume on Monday in São Paulo, Brazil. Marcos Veron, an internationally respected Guarani Kaiowá leader, was beaten to death in 2003 by gunmen working for a local rancher, after he led his community’s reoccupation of their ancestral land. Veron said about his land, ‘This he... more
Views: 1159Uncontacted Amazon Indians face annihilation
Region: Brazil
A shocking report obtained by Survival International reveals that the home of the nomadic Awá tribe suffered more deforestation than any other indigenous territory in the Amazon in 2009. Around 60 to 100 Awá have managed to remain uncontacted, but their last refuge is now being destroyed. A huge influx of loggers and settlers has invaded the territory, but virtually nothing has been done to remove ... more
Views: 2123My New Life in Brazil (Episode 22)
Region: BrazilMY PASSION Today, my first thriller “THE AZTLAN PROJECT”, published in the UK last October, was enrolled in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. This competition launched in 2008 awards a prize in the General Fiction category every year. The winner receives a publishing contract with Penguin, the largest trade book publisher in the world, and a $15,000 advance. Let’s wait and see. I a... more
Views: 1297GILLIAN ANDERSON NARRATES UNIQUE FILM OF UNCONTACTED INDIANS
Region: Brazil
Movie star Gillian Anderson has launched Survival International’s new campaign to protect some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes with an extraordinary new film. See the video, narrated by Gillian Anderson The film shows uncontacted Indians on the Brazil-Peru border in never-seen-before detail. It is the first-ever aerial footage of an uncontacted community. Ms Anderson said today, ‘Wh... more
Views: 1826UNIQUE NEW PHOTOS OF UNCONTACTED BRAZILIAN INDIANS
Region: Brazil
New photos obtained by Survival International show uncontacted Indians in never-seen-before detail. The Indians are living in Brazil, near the Peruvian border, and are featured in the ‘Jungles’ episode of BBC1’s ‘Human Planet’ (Thurs 3 Feb, 8pm). The pictures were taken by Brazil’s Indian Affairs Department, which has authorized Survival to use them as part of its campaign to ... more
Views: 1783New films on Guarani plight mark UN Human Rights Day
Region: Brazil
Survival International has today released two short films highlighting the plight of the Guarani Indians in Brazil, to mark UN Human Rights Day (December 10th). The film ‘One must have courage’ reveals the Guarani’s determination that their lands, which have been stolen from them to make way for ranches, soya and sugarcane plantations, must be returned to them. In the film ‘The Gunmen&r... more
Views: 720Alternative Nobel Prize Bishop blasts Guarani ‘genocide in progress’
Region: Brazil
Catholic Bishop Erwin Kräutler has accepted the Right Livelihood Award, known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, for his work defending the rights of Brazilian tribes. He was honored ‘for a lifetime of work for the human and environmental rights of indigenous peoples and for his tireless efforts to save the Amazon forest from destruction’, at the awards ceremony held yesterday at the... more
Views: 1156Rancher defies court order – Brazilian Indians still hostage
Region: Brazil
A beleaguered Indian community in Brazil which has been cut off from the outside world by the rancher who has taken over their lands is still imprisoned, despite winning a recent court ruling. The Guarani community of Ypo’i returned to their ancestral land in 2009, which had been taken over by a rancher called Firmino Escobar. Mr Escobar then blocked the road leading to the Indians’ community, and ... more
Views: 1111Shell in row over Brazilian Indian land grab
Region: Brazil
Brazilian authorities have written to energy giant Shell expressing concern over the activities of its new Brazilian joint-venture partner, which is producing biofuels from land taken from an impoverished Indian tribe. Last month, Shell signed a $12 billion deal to produce biofuels from sugar cane with Brazilian biofuels giant Cosan. But some of Cosan’s sugar cane is grown on land officially recognized a... more
Views: 1567Brazilian Indians held prisoner by gunmen
Region: Brazil
A large group of Guarani Indians in Brazil is being held prisoner by gunmen hired by ranchers. The gunmen have cut off the Indians’ access to food, water and health care since they surrounded their community one month ago. The gunmen began to threaten the Guarani and prevent anyone from leaving or entering the area soon after the Indians returned to their ancestral land, which is now occupied by the ... more
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