Brasil Archives - SALSA - The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

April

SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT (4-4-26)

April 4, 2026

A’uwẽ leader Silvério Tsereburã Tserenhibru (1988-2025) speaks emphatically against FICO in a meeting with government authorities and INFRA S.A. representatives hours before his untimely death. Photo: Ana Ferraz, 2025. SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT This declaration compliments the...

April

SAMPLE EMAIL ACCOMPANYING THE SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT (4-4-26)

April 4, 2026

In PIAC, Public Issues News, SALSA Action Statements, SALSA's News Archive, Translated PIAC Statements

By Theodor Borrmann

SAMPLE EMAIL ACCOMPANYING THE SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT The sample email text below is provided as a potential model for individual communications to the relevant Brazilian authorities. Communications can be sent to President Lula, the Minister of...

February

SALSA letter supporting A’uwẽ (Xavante) demands for FPIC (2-20-26)

February 22, 2026

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By Theodor Borrmann

Xavante leaders express objection to FICO at FUNAI in Brasília: Photo: Helen Lourdes, Cimi, February 2026. SALSA LETTER SUPPORTING A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) DEMANDS FOR FPIC SALSA’s letter supporting A’uwẽ (Xavante) demands for FPIC in relation to FICO (Central-West Integration Railway) and all planned infrastructure projects in A’uwẽ lands, was...

February

Declaración de SALSA sobre represión de pueblos indígenas en Perú (2-26-23)

February 26, 2023

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Declaración de SALSA SALSA exige el fin de la represión de los Pueblos Indígenas en Perú Febrero 26 de 2023 [English and Portuguese below] La Sociedad para la Antropología de las Tierras Bajas de América del Sur, organización académica internacional compuesta por profesores, estudiantes y profesionales, rechaza la política...

January

SALSA Statement on Attacks on Democracy in the Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília (1-12-23)

January 12, 2023

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SALSA Statement SALSA Repudiates the Attacks on Democracy in the Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília 12 January 2023 The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America, an international scholarly organization composed of professors, students, and practitioners, condemns the violent attacks against the institutions of Brazilian democracy that...

June

SALSA Statement on Tragic Deaths of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips (6-16-22)

June 16, 2022

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SALSA Statement Os mortos trágicos de Bruno Pereira e Dom Phillips 16 June 2022 [English below] Os estudantes, acadêmicos e ativistas afiliados à SALSA – especialistas nos povos e ambientes da Amazônia – juntam-se aos colegas que expressam indignação e profunda tristeza com os mortos de Bruno Pereira e...