Brazil renews protection of little-seen Amazon tribe for six months

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BRASILIA: The only two known male members of the Piripkura tribe in Brazil live in isolation on ancestral lands the size of Luxembourg in the Amazon rainforest, resisting decades of invasion by loggers and cattle ranchers. Brazil\u0027s indigenous affairs agency Funai renewed a protection order on Friday (Sep 1

BRASILIA: The only two known male members of the Piripkura tribe in Brazil live in isolation on ancestral lands the size of Luxembourg in the Amazon rainforest, resisting decades of invasion by loggers and cattle ranchers.

Indigenous rights advocates had pressed for a three-year extension as in previous renewals. Advocate group Survival International called it a"stay of execution" by the government to gauge reactions before ending the protection altogether. Federal prosecutor Ricardo Pael, who has been seeking a court-ordered extension in Mato Grosso, said it should be renewed until a final decision on making the Piripkura an official tribal reservation is taken by Funai.The Piripkura men, Baita and nephew Tamanduá, have only been seen in recent years in sporadic encounters with Funai staffers. Unshaven, long-haired and naked, they quickly disappear back into the forest, where other Piripkura are believed to live.

"White men arrived at dawn and killed everyone. They killed nine of us. My family escaped in a canoe," she said. The invaders have become bolder since the 2018 election of Bolsonaro, who once praised Colonel George Custer in a speech for his role in clearing the U.S. prairies of indigenous people.

 

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