Expanded defence, promotion and protection of the human rights of Brazil's indigenous peoples. This means overcoming violence and guaranteeing constitutional rights of Brazil's indigenous peoples through legal, political and media advocacy and lobbying at national and international level.
5.500 indigenous people, representing 120 indigenous peoples from all regions of the country, with a focus in the North/Amazon region. These 3.000 men and 2.500 women are representatives of their local communities and of their peoples in local, regional and national indigenous organisations.
Brazil's approximately 900,000 indigenous people belong to 305 different indigenous peoples. Often, they live in precarious conditions and their rights have not been realised, though they were guaranteed comprehensive rights in the 1988 constitution, including the right to their ancestral land and cultural autonomy, and access to law and justice. Their human rights are threatened by acts of (murderous) violence during (land) conflicts. Much of their original land is not demarcated and is claimed by other people, companies or the state. Since the 2018 election of President Jair Bolsonaro, the situation of Brazil's indigenous peoples has deteriorated dramatically. The UN and Amnesty International noted that there were huge setbacks in human and environmental rights in Brazil in 2019, especially for indigenous peoples. This situation also came to broad attention when there were a record number of forest fires in Brazil in 2019, especially in the Amazon region, many on indigenous land.