https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65433284
'Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has decreed six new indigenous
reserves, banning mining and restricting commercial farming there.
The lands - including a vast area of Amazon rainforest - cover about 620,000
hectares (1.5m acres).
Indigenous leaders welcomed the move, but said more areas needed protection.
Lula, who took office in January, has pledged to reverse policies of his
far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who promoted mining in indigenous lands.
Lula, who previously served as president in 2003-2010, signed the demarcation
decree on Friday - the final day of a gathering of indigenous people from
around the country in the capital Brasília.
"We are going to legalise indigenous lands. It is a process that takes a little
while, because it has to go through many hands," the 77-year-old leader told
the crowds.
"I don't want any indigenous territory to be left without demarcation during my
government. That is the commitment I made to you."
And in a tweet, Lula described the decision as "an important step".
Recent years have seen an alarming rise in deforestation of the Amazon
rainforest, a crucial buffer in the global fight against climate change.
The new reserves are in central Brazil, as well as the country's north-east and
south.
The presidential decree grants indigenous people exclusive use of natural
resources on the reserves. All mining is banned, and there are tighter rules
for commercial farming and logging.'
Via Frederick Wilson II.
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