Indians burst into the climate conference in Brazil

    Indians have stormed the climate conference in Brazil — they are protesting against the deforestation of the Amazon.

    This is reported by DW.

    Dozens of indigenous representatives tried to break into the territory of the UN Climate Change Conference in the Brazilian city of Belém. The protesters clashed with the guards, some of whom were injured. As a result, the guards pushed the Indians away. The conference participants had to stay inside the building until the situation was resolved, and later they were allowed to leave.

    The leaders of the Brazilian Indians want their position to be taken into account at the summit when making decisions in the field of forest management. One of the influential representatives of the Kayapo people, Raoni Metuktire, said that many Brazilian Indians are dissatisfied with the current industrial and development projects in the rainforest. He called on the Brazilian government to give aborigines more rights to protect the Amazon. On the eve of the conference, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called indigenous peoples "important participants in the negotiations."

    The 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP30, is being held in Brazil 10 years after the Paris Agreement, which marked a turning point in the fight against climate change. 24.kg.