“Bolsonaro moves the responsibility for urinvånares land”
“Brazil’s department of agriculture to take over responsibility for matters concerning the land’s indigenous claim. The decision was taken by the country’s new president of Jair Bolsonaro, who issued a presidential decree during his second day on the record. The decree expires in 120 days unless congress ratifies it.”
“Högernationallisten Jair Bolsonaro enjoys a strong support from the country’s powerful jordbruksektor. During his campaign flagged Bolsonaro because he considered moving the responsibility from the particular authority has responsibility for matters relating to indigenous people, and argued also that the protected land should be opened for commercial purposes.”
“Critics object that such an opening would be liable to destroy the indigenous cultures and languages by integrating the tribes in the brazilian society.”
“Around 900 000 inhabitants out of a total of over 209 million counts to the indigenous peoples. The group lives on the land, which constitutes 12.5 per cent of Brazil’s surface.”
