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03/14/2024  •  Land Conflicts +

Brazilian State condemned for the murder of rural worker Antonio Tavares

Inter-American Court decision rules that Military Justice can no longer investigate crimes committed by military personnel against civilians


11/16/2023  •  Land Conflicts +

Survey reveals doubling of annual average of murders of quilombolas from 2018 to 2022 compared to 2008-2017

Approximately 70 percent of the murders were recorded in territories that have not been titled.


08/18/2023  •  Human Rights Defenders +

Committee for Justice for Marielle promotes international seminar on the struggle for justice in the case

With the aim of promoting exchanges between countries on the struggle for justice, an international seminar will be held to mark 2,000 days


06/14/2023  •  Human Rights Defenders +

Survey points to 169 homicides against human rights defenders in the last four years, in Brazil

Territorial and environmental struggles are the main reasons for violence; Legal Amazon is the region with the highest number of cases


05/13/2023  •  Quilombolas +

At the current pace, Brazil will take 2,188 years to title quilombola territories with processes open at Incra

Slowness, insufficient budget and fragile land policies mark the slow progress of the Brazilian State in guaranteeing the right


04/28/2023  •  Business and Human Rights Violations +

Study shows that Cargill port has been operating in Itaituba (Pará) for 10 years irregularly

A new study reveals the systematic violation of Indigenous people’s rights and lack of monitoring by the Environment Secretariat


03/30/2023  •  Human Rights Defenders +

Monica Benicio requests UN support to move forward with investigations into the assassination of Marielle

Document delivered by the organization Terra de Direitos highlights the importance of international pressure to solve this crime


09/16/2022  •  Biodiversity and Food Sovereignty +

Cinema of Resistance: documentary about flower pickers that struggle to defend traditional territories

Released during the 2nd Festival das Apanhadoras, in Diamantina (MG), the record reports the move of monocultures


03/28/2022  •  Quilombolas +

Study points out 94 racist speeches/statements by authorities in the 3 years of Bolsonaro’s administration

A survey from Conaq and Terra de Direitos reveals that only one of the cases had those involved accountable by the end of 2021


08/31/2021  •  Quilombolas +

Quilombola Vaccinometer

Report on the monitoring of vaccination against Covid-19 in Quilombola communities - 1st Edition







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