SumOfUs has joined forces with the Articulation of Indigenous
Peoples of Brazil (Apib) to stop bill PL 191/2020.
If it passes this bill will open up Indigenous lands to
industrial-scale mining – destroying pristine rainforest
and devastating Indigenous communities.
Tomorrow, Brazil’s Congress will vote on the bill, and with
multi-million dollar corporations like Vale, Anglo American
and BlackRock backing this terrible law, there's a
chance it could pass. But we can stop this horror.
More than 7,000 Indigenous people are in Brasilia right
now fighting for their rights - and they’re asking for OUR
help. Let’s make it clear to these greedy companies that
people come before profit:
Yes, I'll tweet!
According to Apib, the biggest threats posed by the bill are:
- It suppresses Indigenous peoples' exclusive right of
possession over the lands they traditionally occupy;
- It opens up Indigenous lands to industrial-scale mining as
well as destructive infrastructure projects like hydroelectric
dams, ports and roads;
- It aggravates social conflicts and challenges like illicit
trafficking, alcoholism, gender violence and social
disintegration;
- It suppresses the right of free, prior and informed
consultation of the Indigenous Peoples and communities affected by
large projects, a right guaranteed by ILO Convention 169;
- It encourages incursions onto Indigenous lands, which leads to
the illegal exploitation of natural resources and damage to
cultural sites as well as intensifying attacks and threats to
Indigenous communities, and the criminalization of leaders.
Multi-million dollar companies like Vale, Anglo American, Belo
Sun, Minsur Group, Potassio do Brasil and financiers like Capital
Group, Bradesco, BlackRock and Vanguard, are doing EVERYTHING they
can to make sure the Federal government approves laws that will
enrich their executives, regardless of the terrible
consequences for Indigenous peoples and the
environment.
This global community is being asked for help. Please act
now:
Yes, I'll tweet!
PS- If you don't have Twitter, you can also put the pressure on by
signing this petition!
While our brothers and sisters are risking their lives to protect
the rainforests and their own lives, we, members of SumOfUs, can
help them win this fight.
