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President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chief of the Kayapo people Raoni Metuktire (R) raise hands during the Free Land Camp closing ceremony on April 28, 2023 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Getty Images/Andressa Anholete)

Brazil's president returns 800 square miles of Indigenous land to its original caretakers

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva legally recognized nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands on April 28, reversing policies enacted by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right leader who encouraged development in the Amazon. The move bars non-Indigenous from any economic activity in the area and prohibits mining and logging without permission.

 

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