2023-08-31 18:08:00
An alcohol and sugar plant that appears on a list of the largest Brazilian agribusiness companies seeks to retain ownership of farms within a territory where uncontacted Indians live, in northwestern Mato Grosso.
To do this, the company tries to erase the existence of indigenous peoples. This existence has been attested by Funai (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples) for more than 20 years.
Coprodia (Cooperativa Agrícola de Productores de Caña de Campo Novo do Parecis), which claims to produce 180 million liters of ethanol and 2.7 million bags of sugar per year, claims before the Federal Court the right to explore two farms on Earth Indigenous Kawahiva do Rio Pardo, in the Colniza (MT) region, on the border with Amazonas.
Documents on the properties, Ibama (Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) records and reports on the occupation of the area show that Coprodia has rural properties within indigenous lands. The information was confirmed to Sheet by the cooperative’s lawyer, Francisco Faiad.
“We did two inspections and there is no trace of indigenous property. There is a request in the Federal Court for the Coprodia area to be removed from this demarcation in quotes,” said Faiad. “The investigations did not find indigenous people or traces.”
The first limitation of the area was made in 2001 by Funai, due to the existence of Kawahivas who chose to isolate themselves in the region. Expeditions carried out up to 2006 found 45 temporary indigenous camps. In 2007, Funai validated the conclusions of an anthropological report that attested to the existence and presence of indigenous peoples in isolation. That same year, the dependency determined a restriction on the use of the area until its definitive demarcation. Entry is only authorized for Funai members.
Translated by AZAHARA MARTIN ORTEGA
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