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Brazil's Supreme Court is set to hear a series of cases that could significantly impact Amazon forest protections, following congressional overrides of President Lula's environmental vetoes. The rulings may affect Indigenous land rights, soybean farming, and environmental licensing in the region.
Brooklyn Rivera, a Miskito indigenous leader, politician and activist, has died at age 73 after years of detention in Nicaragua, sparking outrage from human rights organizations. The government cited a bacterial infection after COVID-19, but critics attribute his death to prolonged incommunicado detention and denial of independent medical care. Rivera was a vocal opponent of the Sandinista government, fighting for indigenous land rights and autonomy, and was arrested in September 2023 after returning secretly to Nicaragua.
The short film 'Vitória Régia' imagines a dystopian Brazil in 2025 where a far-right coup succeeds, handing the Amazon rainforest to the United States. Directed by Denis Kamioka and starring Alice Braga, it highlights threats to democracy and indigenous peoples. The film draws eerie parallels to recent political events in Brazil and the U.S.
