“APIB reaffirms its unequivocal opposition to mining in Indigenous Lands”, 14 August 2026

...The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) has publicly expressed its position on the Supreme Federal Court’s (STF) ruling on Injunction Writ (MI) 7516, which concerns mining activities in Indigenous Lands.

The case, involving the Cinta Larga People, saw the Court’s plenary confirm the decision authorising mining in the territory — provided that free, prior and informed consultation takes place — while also giving the National Congress 24 months to regulate the activity nationwide.

In response, APIB reiterates: our position is firm, longstanding and non-negotiable. Indigenous peoples oppose any regulation or authorisation of mining in their territories.

History has already shown that the mining industry’s infrastructure paves the way for invasions, mercury contamination of rivers, deforestation and social degradation.

The Indigenous movement also warns that institutionalising mining creates legal and operational loopholes that strengthen illegal mining and facilitate the entry of organised crime and drug trafficking into Indigenous territories...

(Translated by the BHRC)