Thousands of indigenous Brazilians are gathered in the capital this week to demand the creation of new reserves on their ancestral lands

TL;DR

They came from all around the country to Brasilia for their 19th annual gathering under the slogan "Terra Livre (free land) -- the first since the return to power in January of leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. What we want is equal rights for all Indigenous peoples throughout Brazil," Joyce Paumari Hiraka, 24, told AFP-TV -- her face, like many others there, decorated with tribal motifs.

Like summarized versions? Support us on Patreon!