Country Report: Brazil July 2026
By Renata Lampert Image by AP Photo/Eraldo Peres. Brazil is home to more than 200 million people, of whom 56% identify as Black or Brown. Structural racism remains a major problem in Brazil. Black people account for 82% of the deaths from police operations. Additionally, 79% of murder victims and 53.6% of victims of feminicide are also Black. Recently, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the João Pinhe
Brazil court orders Indigenous land recognition
Brazil court orders recognition of Indigenous land and apology for historic atrocities. July 29, 2026 Shanna Hanbury Kajkwakratxi-Tapayuna leader Yaiku Suya at an April 2026 public hearing. Image courtesy of Larissa Silva/Rede Juruena Vivo. A federal judge in Brazil has given the country’s government 24 months to recognize the traditional territory of the Kajkwakratxi-Tapayuna Indigenous people in the northwestern state of Mato Grosso. The court accepted evidence from federal
Mongabay
Aug 4
The Past is Never Past
Volkswagen's New Convictions for Slavery in the Brazilian Amazon July 16, 2026 Saulo de Matos and Heitor Guimarães Picture: Wolfgang Weihs/picture alliance On June 11, 2026, the German automotive company Volkswagen (VW) was convicted in four different lawsuits by the Brazilian Labor Court for reducing people to slavery in the Brazilian Amazon. While this judgment marks the company’s second round of convictions for enslavement within the Amazonian state of Pará, it stands out
Verfassungsblog
Jul 23
Fire surge in 2025 threatened isolated peoples in Brazil
June 24, 2026 Aimee Gabay Firefighters from the Chico Mendes Institute work to contain a forest fire and prevent it from reaching Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, in Brazil’s northern Goiás state in 2025. Image by AP Photo / Eraldo Peres. In 2025, fires were responsible for a significant spike in forest loss in three territories in Brazil that are home to Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation, according to Global Forest Watch data analyzed by Mongabay. Indigeno
Mongabay
Jul 6
Peru, Brazil: Extractivism Threatens Indigenous People In Isolation
In Peru and Brazil, Extractivism threatens Indigenous People in isolation: Report. June 05, 2026 Aimee Gabay The Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor from above on the Peruvian side, near the Peru-Brazil border. Image courtesy of ORPIO. Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI) in the Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor, one of the largest contiguous, intact forests in the Amazon and home to the world’s highest concentrations of PIACI, are under th
Mongabay
Jun 23
Paraguay: A Call to Protect Uncontacted Ayoreo
Deusdedit Ruhangariyo Special to ICT Credit: House of uncontacted Ayoreo, discovered when road was bulldozed through their land. The next...
ICT News
Jul 30, 2025
Brazil and Paraguay: Need to restore land to Guaraní
Photo by Jorge Servín On 24 March, it was formally agreed that Itaipú Binacional should finance the purchase of 3,000 hectares of land in...
Amnesty International
Jul 4, 2025
Brazil march against bill limiting indigenous land rights
Indigenous groups take part in protest against a proposed constitutional amendment that threatens some of their land rights, in Brasilia,...
Associated Press
Oct 31, 2024
Brazil: spike in police violence in Bahia
Nearly 300 people aged 19 and under were killed by Bahian security forces in 2023, making it Brazil’s highest rate Tiago Rogero in...
The Guardian
Aug 19, 2024
Brazil: Inaction on the Murder of Indigenous People
Un rapport met en évidence une hausse de 15 % du nombre d’assassinats d’autochtones en 2023, plus nombreux encore que sous la présidence...
Le Monde
Jul 29, 2024
Brazil: Apology for Persecution of Japanese Immigrants
Gabriela Sá Pessoa, 26 JUL 2024 Eneá de Stutz e Almeida, right, president of the Amnesty Commission lowers her head as she apologizes in...
Associated Press 1
Jul 29, 2024
Brazil Sees Record Highs in Violence Against Women
Brazilian Forum on Public Safety finds every indicator of gender-based violence increased in 2023, including murder, harassment and...
The Guardian
Jul 22, 2024
