Brazil to Push Forward Mining on Indigenous Land Amid Opposition
- Government won’t grant veto power for tribes, secretary says
- Miners would stand down if indigenous groups oppose: Vidigal
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The Brazilian government is pushing ahead with a controversial bill that allows mining activity on indigenous lands, and it won’t give local communities any veto power, a cabinet member said.
The private sector will naturally refrain from exploring in areas if indigenous groups are against it, Alexandre Vidigal, the mining secretary at the Energy Ministry, said Tuesday in an interview.