Raoni’s Family Demands COP31 Screening Be Suspended

Overview

• Instituto Raoni sent a formal letter on Wednesday, November 11 asking Yemaya Productions and distributor ZED to suspend the documentary’s COP31 screenings, stop all promotion and confirm those steps in writing within 12 hours.
• Family members and Kayapó leaders say they never gave prior, express consent for the film’s launch or public exhibition and on November 7 signed a renewed declaration reiterating that position.
• Yemaya Productions declined to disclose partner or contract details after an October extrajudicial notice, citing business confidentiality and commitments to third parties.
• The documentary remained listed for a COP31 screening even as Funai’s president reported asking the Procuradoria Federal Especializada to take measures to block the showing.
• Cacique Raoni has been hospitalized in Peixoto de Azevedo with a pulmonary infection and is receiving palliative-support care for multiple comorbidities, a medical fact the family cites as part of their demand for suspension.