Since 6:00 am this Friday (25), about 200 Guarani indigenous people from the Jaraguá Indigenous Land, northwest of São Paulo, close the Bandeirantes highway, at km 21, in protest against the Bill ( PL) 490/2007 which may make land demarcations unfeasible. In addition to PL 490, the indigenous people criticize the appointment of Joaquim Álvaro Pereira Leite to Ricardo Salles' place in the Ministry of the Environment. Pereira Leite is part of a traditional family of coffee farmers in São Paulo that is in a legal dispute over a piece of the Jaraguá Indigenous Land.
The Guarani protest in São Paulo is part of Levante Pela Terra, a movement that started with a camp held on the Esplanada in Brasília since June 8th. Indigenous people from all over Brazil circulate through the camp, and in several cities indigenous communities have expressed their support with protests and the blocking of highways.
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