Movements denounce brutality on the part of the Government of Pará and demand dialogue with indigenous mobilization. Photo: @joaopaulofotografia from @casaninjaamazonia
Over 100 organizations, including popular movements, unions, NGOs, forums, and networks from across the country, have released a letter in support of the struggle of indigenous peoples, including Borari, Munduruku, Tembé, Xikrim, and Arapium, who have occupied the headquarters of the State Secretariat of Education of Pará in Belém for three days, protesting against the changes in the Modular Organization System of Education (Some) that modify indigenous school education. They demand the repeal of Law 10.820/2024, passed in December 2024 without prior consultation with indigenous peoples, impacting the teaching profession in Pará, and consequently, indigenous education.
The letter denounces the violence faced during the occupation in recent days, such as the cutting of water and electricity supplies to the building, the prohibition of entry of food, water, press coverage, and justice institutions. For the signatories, this denotes a “broader political project to dismantle the State and inclusive public policies in favor of agribusiness, mining companies, logging companies, and climate merchants, among other powerful groups” by the Government of the State of Pará.
Another point raised is the lack of dialogue from the State Government, particularly from Governor Helder Barbalho. “It is not possible to hold the COP of the Forest while violating the essential rights of the peoples who protect the forest,” the organizations assert.
Read the full letter here:
