The Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara, said in an interview with Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) vehicles that 14 processes for the demarcation of indigenous lands are ready for homologation by the federal government. These are areas located in eight Brazilian states.
“We have 14 processes identified, which have their studies ready, concluded, and already have the declaratory ordinance. We hope that President Lula can sign the homologation”, he said.
The indigenous lands ready for definitive recognition are located in Ceará, Bahia, Paraíba, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Acre, Amazonas and Mato Grosso. The previous government, of Jair Bolsonaro, had paralyzed all processes of demarcation of indigenous lands. The resumption of these processes was a campaign commitment by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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At the end of last year, during the government transition, the thematic working group on indigenous issues had already included, in its report, a list of 13 areas ready for demarcation. In all, they add up to around 1.5 million hectares. The minister specifically mentioned the situation of the Guarani Kaiowá indigenous people, a group that has been in the spotlight for some years now, but which continues to be in a serious situation of conflict. They live in an area that has yet to be demarcated and which is disputed by landowners, the so-called retaken areas, where there is permanent conflict.
“We have received a demand from the Guarani Kaiowá. They live in reclaimed areas and this makes food production difficult. There is the situation of the Pataxó people, also in a reclaimed area. It is an indigenous land that awaits a declaratory decree from the federal government. ) the Awá Guarani, in Paraná, who have been looking for us to give them special attention”, he added.
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Sônia Guajajara also spoke about the need for permanent actions in indigenous territories, to repel threats and avoid new situations of vulnerability. “This action is very important, it is the resumption of the State’s presence in the territory. And it is necessary to carry out an articulated work with several ministries. , and the idea is that the Ministry of Defense remains there with this supervisory presence, together with the Ministry of Justice, (with) the Federal Police”, concluded the minister.
With information from Agência Brasil.
Editing: Thalita Pires
