Hundreds of Brazilian indigenous people demand progress on demarcations in Congress | Video

Brasilia, April 23 (EFE).- Hundreds of Brazilian indigenous people attended a solemn session of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday to demand the government progress on land demarcations in the country, in the face of the setbacks promoted by right-wing legislators.

CAMERA: ALEX MIRKHAN.

FOOTAGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE PROTESTING AND SHOWING DIFFERENT CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS.

STATEMENTS: SONIA GUAJAJARA, MINISTER OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND CÉLIA XAKRIABÁ, FEDERAL CONGRESSWOMAN.

TRANSLATION:

SONIA GUAJAJARA:

"WE KNOW THAT HERE IN THE NATIONAL CONGRESS WE HAVE VERY FEW ALLIES. BUT IT IS THIS LITTLE THING THAT HUGS US, THAT ACCOMPANIES US AHEAD, THAT SPEAKS IN DEFENSE, THAT WE COUNT ON AND WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED TO WALK TOGETHER."

"IT TOOK US MORE THAN 500 YEARS TO GET HERE, DESPITE A LOT OF RESISTANCE. NOW, IN ADDITION TO RESISTING, WE NEED TO MOVE AHEAD, AND THE INDIGENOUS LAND DEMARCATION AGENDA CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIORITY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF BRAZIL."

CÉLIA XAKRIABÁ:

"AS IMPORTANT AS INSTITUTIONALITY IS THE STRUGGLE AS A FOURTH POWER, A PERMANENT POWER. IF WE ALL ARRIVED HERE, WE WERE TRAINED IN THE STRUGGLE, PLASTIC TENT IN THE TERRA LIVRE CAMP, IN THE RECOVERY AREA."

Metadata

Date: 23/04/2024 18:14 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Social issue » Minority group
Social issue
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 199 seconds
Reference: 55013405451
Relevance: Normal