Mendes Sets 15-Day PGR Deadline in Indigenous Land Case to Clear Path for STF Review

Overview

• Justice Gilmar Mendes gave the Prosecutor General’s Office 15 days to weigh in on five Supreme Court actions over the indigenous land 'time frame' law.
• He admitted new amici curiae, including Funai, the state of Santa Catarina, Instituto Ação Climática, Norte Energia, the Solidariedade party, and Fian Brasil.
• After the submissions, the cases are expected to be released for judgment by the court, with parties allowed to comment on the commission’s minimum proposal within five days.
• Separately, the TRF-1 ordered a court-supervised protection plan for the Araribóia and Governador territories in Maranhão, requiring urgent inspections within 30 days.
• In Mato Grosso, a federal judge ordered the removal of loggers from the Urubu Branco territory, which Cimi reports was later suspended by the TRF-1.