"Brazil farm sector battles Supreme Court on Indigenous land rights", 28 September 2023

...Stung by a Supreme Court rejection of their proposal to restrict recognition of Indigenous lands, Brazil's congressional farm lobby on Wednesday managed to swiftly pass a bill to counter the top court's decision.

The caucus representing agribusiness is also backing bills to amend the Constitution that guarantees the right of Indigenous people to their ancestral lands, its president Pedro Lupion told Reuters.

"We will press ahead with our plans for legislation no matter what the court does," he said in an interview on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court last week voted against establishing a cut-off date for new reservations on lands Indigenous people did not live on by Oct. 5, 1988 when the Constitution was enacted...

In a statement, the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples said that the bill is unconstitutional as it contradicted the Supreme Court's ruling and trampled on the rights of Indigenous people by affecting its social organization...

The farm lobby will focus next on passing constitutional amendment PEC 132 that establishes compensation for farmers forced to leave land they settled as far back as 70 years, Lupion said...