Date

2020-02-01

Measure

The Government presented legislation to Congress, Bill No. 191/2020, which would allow mining and other commercial activities in Indigenous Territories, promising that indigenous peoples would benefit economic activity. (more information here)

Impact

The Bolsonaro government's submission to Congress of Bill 191 triggered an outbreak in mining requests to the National Mining Agency, with the promise of imminent legalization intensifying the scramble for gold and increasing illegal entry into protected territories.