Overview
- Roughly 100 Indigenous protesters, led by the Munduruku, formed a human chain that shut the main gate as delegates were rerouted to a side entrance, with UN officials calling it a peaceful demonstration.
- COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago met the group at the blockade, and the primary entrance reopened at about 9:37 a.m. local time after their discussion.
- Protesters sought a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and demanded revocation of the National Hydroway Plan, cancellation of the Ferrogrão railway, clearer land demarcation, and rejection of deforestation carbon credits.
- The action was the second disruption this week after an earlier clash in which Indigenous demonstrators stormed the venue entrance, leaving security with minor injuries.
- Watchdogs report more than 1,600 fossil-fuel lobbyists at COP30, up 12% from last year, as negotiators handle contentious files separately, debate possible cover‑text language on fossil fuels, and face Indigenous criticism of Brazil’s new Tropical Forests Forever Facility.