Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO SIGNS EMERGENCY DECREE THAT TRANSFERS THE DEMARCATION OF INDIGENOUS’ AND TRADITIONAL BLACK PEOPLES’ (‘QUILOMBOLAS’) LANDS TO THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here [1] and about Bolsonaro government relations with indigenous peoples [2]

Jan 01 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE MINISTERS ENCOURAGE ILLEGAL SOY PLANTATIONS IN THE AMAZON

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
State
Mato Grosso

Read more about it here [1] [2] [3]

Feb 13 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

SECRETARY OF LAND AFFAIRS FOR THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE CLAIMS THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE THE LARGEST LANDOWNERS IN BRAZIL AND THAT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COLONIZATION AND AGRARIAN REFORM (‘INCRA”) IS UNDER IDEOLOGICAL INFLUENCE

Theme(s)
Agrarian reform, Indigenous people, Security and Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read about federal government politics and threats to indigenous people here [1] [2] [3]. Remember some Bolsonaro’s quotes on indigenous people here [4]

Feb 22 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ACCORDING TO MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER, CURRENT ADMINISTRATION INTENDS TO AUTHORIZE MINING IN INDIGENOUS LANDS

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this statement here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about previous government stance on mining in indigenous land here [find out here]. In February 2020, at an official ceremony, Bolsonaro presents draft to allow mining and energy generation in indigenous lands [1]

Mar 04 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

JUSTICE MINISTER AUTHORIZES THE PRESENCE OF EXCEPTIONAL SECURITY FORCE IN DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY

Theme(s)
Indigenous people, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism
State
Federal District

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about the protests here [1] and about the indigenous people conditions in Brazil here [2]

Apr 17 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO DISSOLVES ADMINISTRATIVE BODY FROM THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR INDIGENOUS HEALTH

Theme(s)
Health, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about this context here [1]. Bolsonaro has also neglected indigenous special vulnerability and health needs amid Covid-19 pandemic [2]

May 17 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXONERATES PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL INDIAN FOUNDATION (‘FUNAI’) DUE TO RURALISTS’ PRESSURE

Theme(s)
Administration, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here [1] and about the new Funai president appointed by Bolsonaro here [2]

Jun 12 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ENACTS ONCE AGAIN TEMPORARY EMERGENCY DECREE TO TRANSFER THE COMPETENCE OVER THE DEMARCATION OF INDIGENOUS’ AND TRADITIONAL BLACK PEOPLES’ (‘QUILOMBOLAS’) LANDS TO THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here [1] and about Bolsonaro government relations with indigenous peoples [2]

Jun 18 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

NATIONAL WATER AGENCY (‘ANA’) PUBLISHES RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS THE USE OF WATER RESOURCES IN AREAS SURROUNDING INDIGENOUS LANDS, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF HYDROELETRIC PLANTS, WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE NATIONAL INDIAN FOUNDATION (‘FUNAI’) IN THE PROCESSES

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. In February 2020, at an official ceremony, Bolsonaro presented draft to allow minig and energy generation in indigenous lands [1]

Jul 15 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DELIVERS SPEECH SUPPORTING LOGGERS TWO WEEKS AFTER ATTACKS ON THE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (‘IBAMA’) IN ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION ON INDIGENOUS LANDS

Theme(s)
Indigenous people, Security and Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about it here [1]

Jul 17 2019
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