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Indigenous Protesters Breach COP30 Security in Belém, Prompting Temporary Evacuation

An inquiry is underway after two security staff were reported lightly injured.

Overview

  • Dozens of demonstrators forced a door and entered the conference’s secured zone, leading to scuffles as UN security and Brazilian forces blocked entrances with furniture.
  • A UN spokesperson reported two lightly injured security personnel and minor damage to the venue, with journalists seeing one guard taken away in a wheelchair.
  • The site was evacuated and sealed for a period before access points were secured, and officials said safeguards were implemented to protect the venue.
  • Organizers of an earlier city march said the break‑in was not part of their event, as protests and indigenous visibility around the summit continued.
  • Indigenous delegations, including an ‘Amazon Flotilla’ that traveled roughly 3,000 kilometers by river, pressed demands to halt oil expansion and deliver direct, effective finance to forest guardians.