Dozens of Indigenous demonstrators breached the main entrance of the COP30 climate summit venue in Belém, Brazil on Tuesday, briefly disrupting the United Nations-led talks and clashing with security guards, officials and witnesses said.
The protesters, many carrying signs and flags calling for land rights and forest protection, pushed through security barriers as they sought access to the U.N. compound, where climate negotiators from around the world are meeting.
“We can’t eat money,” said Nato, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community, calling for an end to agribusiness, mining, oil exploration, and logging on Indigenous lands.
“We want our lands free,” Nato said.
Security personnel used tables to barricade the entrance. A Reuters reporter saw one guard taken away in a wheelchair clutching his stomach, while another, bleeding from the head, said he was struck by a heavy drumstick thrown from the crowd. Authorities confiscated several large wooden sticks from the protesters.
The group dispersed shortly after the incident, and the U.N. confirmed that minor injuries were sustained by two security staff and minor damage was caused to the venue.
“Brazilian and U.N. security personnel took protective actions to secure the venue, following all established security protocols,” a U.N. spokesperson said in a statement. “The venue is fully secured, and COP negotiations continue.”
The summit’s main entrance was temporarily closed for repairs and is expected to reopen on Wednesday morning.
The protests come as Indigenous groups press for greater influence in global forest policy discussions. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has emphasised Indigenous participation at COP30, with dozens of leaders arriving by boat earlier this week to join negotiations.
Prominent Indigenous leader Chief Raoni Metuktire told Reuters that communities were increasingly frustrated by industrial development projects encroaching on their territories. He urged the Brazilian government to empower native peoples to lead Amazon conservation efforts.
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