Far-right election results in Brazil ‘bleak’ for Indigenous peoples, says Indigenous leader

Mongabay
Oct 6, 2026, 6:59 am93 ptsTrending
Right-wing candidates made big gains in both houses of Congress in Brazil’s Oct. 4 general election. Brazil’s main Indigenous organization, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil APIB, told Mongabay that the result will drive new attempts to strip constitutional protections from Indigenous…

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