The conflict between agribusiness and indigenous peoples of Brazil

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The conflict between agribusiness and indigenous peoples of Brazil
// Pathways to Peace and Security. 2021. No 1(60). P. 162-180
DOI: 10.20542/2307-1494-2021-1-162-180

Abstract

The ongoing conflict between agribusiness and Brazilian indigenous peoples is one of the largest conflicts in contemporary Brazil. It combines territorial dispute with racial, ethnic, and environmental issues. On the one hand, as the Brazilian economy mainly relies on agriculture, agricultural business has consolidated power across the country, strongly supported by the government. On the other hand, indigenous communities have been fighting for decades to have their territory demarcated and to ensure their people‟s security and rights. Apart from unsettled issues between indigenous communities and agribusiness, confrontation is aggravated by social intolerance and the heritage of colonialism. Despite being one of the most violent and widespread conflicts in the country, it is often disregarded and silenced by the Brazilian media, and the Brazilian society is barely aware about it.


Keywords

indigenous peoples, agriculture, agribusiness, the Bolsonaro government, the Amazon river, land disputes, land demarcation, human rights


About author

Milena Megre (Brazil) is a student of MGIMO University (Moscow). 


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For citation:
Megre M. The conflict between agribusiness and indigenous peoples of Brazil // Pathways to Peace and Security. 2021. No 1(60). P. 162-180. https://doi.org/10.20542/2307-1494-2021-1-162-180



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