Overview
- About 100 Indigenous protesters, led by the Munduruku, blocked the main gate in a peaceful action for roughly 90 minutes, demanding a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposing Amazon development projects including a grain railway.
- COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago met the group during the blockade, after which the main entrance reopened as delegates had been rerouted to a side door and metal detectors were moved, creating long queues.
- The UN climate body told attendees the action was peaceful and that there was no danger as soldiers and police kept protesters from entering the site and negotiations proceeded.
- The latest disruption followed an earlier incident this week in which demonstrators forced their way into the venue and clashed with security, as a reported UNFCCC letter to Brazil cited a “serious breach” and listed venue issues such as broken air-conditioning, leaks and water shortages.
- Negotiators from 195 countries remain divided on core issues including climate finance, fossil-fuel language and emissions targets, with organizers handling contentious tracks separately and outcomes still uncertain.