PIAC 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

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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...

June

SALSA Statement Against Brazil’s Proposed Law #490/2007 (6-27-21)

June 27, 2021

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SALSA Statement Condemning Brazil’s Proposed Law #490/2007 27 June 2021 Strongly supported by the agro-industrial sector, Law #490/2007 provides for several changes in the territorial rights of Indigenous Peoples as guaranteed by Brazil’s Constitution. The law applies the “time limit thesis” (marco temporal) to the question of demarcating...

February

SALSA Statement Against Resolution #4 of FUNAI (2-9-21)

February 9, 2021

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SALSA Statement Against Resolution # 4 of FUNAI 9 February 2021 The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America SALSA speaks with one voice against Resolution #4, adopted by FUNAI, Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, on Jan 22, 2021. While this technical rule aims to “improve the protection...

July

SALSA Statement on the Serious Situation of Mapuche Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Chile (7-22-20)

July 22, 2020

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SALSA Statement On the Serious Situation of Mapuche Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Chile 22 July 2020 The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA), an international scholarly association comprised of professors, students, and practitioners, is writing to express our grave concerns about the health and...