Free Land Camp
Indigenous leaders met with lawmakers to discuss land rights and the role of their communities in the protection of the environment on Thursday amid protests against the policies of Brazil's new far-right president.
The discussions in the Chamber of Deputies came on the second day of the Free Land Encampment, an annual three-day protest by indigenous groups held in Brazil's capital, Brasilia.
Leaders dressed in traditional indigenous attire and supporters filled a conference room in the Chamber of Commerce.
More than 1,000 indigenous people set up tents on the lawn of the congressional building on Wednesday and began demonstrating against President Jair Bolsonaro's vow to encourage the expansion of mining and industrial farming in protected indigenous areas.
Indigenous people Tupiniquim ritual of prayer at sunrise in Free Land Camp in Brasilia.
Blocked by police, Pankararu warriors perform a ritual in front of the Brasilia health ministry during Free Land Camp protests
Indigenous warriors pass between the Brasilia military police cars during a protest in the direction of the Ministry of Justice
A military policeman blocks the access of Brazilian natives to the entrance to the health ministry of Brasilia
A young native simulates a murder to protest the murder of indigenous people in Brazil
A man bathes in the fountain of the justice ministry in Brasilia
A woman bathes in the fountain of the justice ministry in Brasilia.
A young native of the Xavantes people takes a selfie with his friends as they protest the rights of Brazilian indigenous peoples.
Waiapi women wait at the edge of an artificial pool at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. during the Free Land Camp protests in Brasilia.
Young Xakriabá men leave the camp near the presidential buildings of brasilia after the military intimidation of the use of force against the Free Land camp in Brasilia.
An old Kaiapo man is seen leaving with his belongings after leaving the camp near the presidential buildings of brasilia after the military intimidation of the use of force against the Free Land camp in Brasilia.
An indigenous leader speaks to the chamber of deputies of brasilia during a plenary session
Raoni Kaiapo Grand Chief stands in front of House of Representatives after speaking about ... during a plenary sessions in Brasilia .
Indigenous leaders inside Brazilian House of Representatives in Brasilia.
Indigenous people walk the path that leads to the Brazilian government building protesting for the respect of indigenous rights
Joenia Wapichana, the first Indigenous woman elected in Brazilian Congress, is seen leading the head of the Free Land Camp protest pointing at Government Palaces in Brasilia.
Waiapi women perfoming a traditional ritual on the stage of Free Land Camp in Brasilia. Role of indigenous women ...
An installation of kites positioned as tombs is seen inside the Free Land Camp, in memory of the number of indigenous murdered in the Country this year.