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Brazil's Lula decrees six new Indigenous reserves

AFP, 28 Apr 2023
During the closing ceremony of the Terra Livre Indigenous camp in Brasilia, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva decrees six new Indigenous reserves, the first after a dearth under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. Under the decree, Indigenous people are guaranteed exclusive use of natural resources on these lands, considered by scientists as a bulwark against Amazon deforestation -- a major challenge in the fight against global warming.

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