São Paulo, Brazil – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the demarcation of three new Indigenous territories in Brazil on Wednesday: Potiguara de Monte-Mor, Morro dos Cavalos, and Toldo Imbu.
Since the start of his third term in 2023, Lula has approved the demarcation of 13 Indigenous territories, including these latest designations.
“We still have two more years in office, and we will keep working to legalize and deliver all the lands we can. If one day someone asks me what my legacy as president is, I will say: the guy who authorized the most Indigenous lands in this country – it was during my government,” Lula declared during the official ceremony in Brasília.
Potiguara de Monte-Mor, located in the state of Paraíba in northeastern Brazil, spans 7,530 hectares and is home to more than 7,000 members of the Potiguara Indigenous people.
The territories of Morro dos Cavalos and Toldo Imbu are situated in the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil.
Morro dos Cavalos encompasses 1,983 hectares and shelters 200 individuals from the Guarani Mbya and Nhandeva Indigenous communities.
Meanwhile, Toldo Timbu covers 1,960 hectares and provides a home to 731 members of the Kaingang people.
Ricardo Stuckert / Presidency of Brazil
