He Business agreement Between Union And countries Mercosur The tribal people of Brazil are worried. His two representatives traveled to Brussels, exposing their concerns to the officials of the Eurodiputos and the European Commission.
The main concern is possible Expansion of agriculture and cattle In the lands where Native peopleBefore the 16th century Portuguese colonialism. In fact, if the contract is recognized by the European Parliament and the EU member states, many agro -food products They will export from South America to Europe with zero fees Or reduced.
Taking into account that the European Union is already the second business partner of the Merkosur constituency (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) 100,000,000 per yearThis business contract will be favorable to an increase in agricultural production. In Brazil, this is expected to be a translation Increase in soybean, millet and sugarcane cultivationAs well as livestock farming.
“Contract This will increase the deforestation And Community -environmental conflicts. This does not guarantee the rights of the tribal people, but it also creates the uncertainty of the tribal people, because the economic benefits of exploiting the native territories from this agreement, “Euronev’s Dinam Dussey, tells the coordinator of their 300 clay company.
As for him, the business contract Will benefit the best private capital Those who have already used criminal methods to pluck land for agriculture from tribal people, and complicating the use of European law: Law relating to imported deforestationIt will come into effect by 2025.
“We are against this agreement, but The Brazilian government is in favor ofBecause he wants to produce more. This production will be done on our heads, our body, our rivers and the forest, ”says another tribal leader, Alezandra corapA spokesman for Amazonian people Munduruku.
Law does not want tribal people
The two representatives of the indigenous people show the combination and a course of entering the practice of the contract Brazilian Parliament In favor of Agricultural exploitation In areas where the natives live.
In fact, the Brazilian Constitution protects calls ‘Boundary Lands’The Magna Carta has been guaranteed and parts of the area reserved for more than 300 tribes of the country They decide what to grow. However, in 2023, a questionable law that controls these lands was recognized.
“Act 14,701, the law of the temporary structure, the rights of the tribal people are flexible Disables the boundary of domestic territories“The day the tugs illustrate.
The law requires only lands for those areas where the tribal people lived or claimed by the tribal people until the 1988 of the Brazilian Constitution. One condition Fine fines for communities In the meantime, a developing or moving tribe, which has grown or moved, for example, Amazon jungle.
“When they block the boundary of the native lands, they do so with its purpose Pluck their rights on their own territory“Ovarian Tucks argues. “In the Brazilian parliament, the ‘lobby’ of agricultural trade has promoted a set of measures aimed at relaxing the rights of the indigenous people and expanding agricultural production to native areas,” he added.
European-Mergosur Agreement It includes a chapter on stability but representatives of the tribal people They do not believe that protecting them. They fear for his future, as they can be seen from the words of Alesandra Korip.
“If you visit my region, you won’t even realize that Amazon. You will see the warehouses rich in ton soybeans. The government supports its production, which has stretched out in all states of Para and Mato Croso, ”says Gorab.
