Overview
- Thousands joined the Great People’s March in Belém over the weekend, pressing for Indigenous rights and stronger climate action at COP30.
- The Munduruku Indigenous group blocked the main gate to the summit’s Blue Zone on Friday, temporarily restricting negotiator access.
- Protesters demand cancellation of a planned Amazon highway and an offshore oil exploration license for Petrobras, along with rejection of deforestation-linked carbon credits.
- Activists have urged President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to protect Indigenous territories from illegal development, deforestation, and resource extraction.
- A recent UN assessment warns the world is very likely to exceed 1.5°C within the next decade, sharpening pressure on COP30 talks focused on finance and forest protection.