Im Zuge meiner Reise nach Brasilien durfte ich ein paar Tage in einem der Dörfer der Indigenen Gemeinschaft der Kayapós (in Mato Grosso) verbringen. Diese Indigene Gemeinschaft muss sich, so wie die meisten Indigenen Gemeinschaften weltweit, tag täglich mit Rassismus und Ausbeutung auseinandersetzen. Sie wollen gehört werden, und sie fordern das ein, was ihnen zusteht: Respekt.
Als ich im Dort der Kayapós anwesend war, haben sich verschiedene Indigene Anführer versammelt und folgenden Brief formuliert und unterschrieben. Er wurde dann an mich übergeben, damit ich ihn weiter nach Brasilia bringen kann und ihn an so viele Entscheidungsträger:innen übergebe, wie nur möglich. Außerdem wird meine Kollegin Lena Schilling ihn mit auf die COP30 nehmen und dort einbringen.
Es ist eine unfassbar große Ehre, dass dieser Brief auch von Chief Raoni unterzeichnet wurde, einem Indigenen Anführer, der seit Jahrzehnten für die Rechte seines Volkes kämpft.
Hier ein Bild des Briefes, darunter findet sich die Übersetzung:
Letter from Aldeia Metuktire – October 23, 2025
We, the representatives of the communities at the Metuktire, Kenpo Kromare,
Kaweretiko, Kranbiti Tonhore, and Piaraçu villages in the Capoto/Jarina Indigenous land,
gathered in the Men’s House and wrote this letter to defend the rights of the
Mebengokre people. We stress our will to continue the fight for the demarcation of the Kapot
Nhinore Indigenous Land.
From the beginning, led by our Great Leader Chief Raoni, this fight has been fought with
courage and determination. In 2023, after more than 20 years of struggle, we managed to
have the Kapot Nhinore land approved by the president of Funai. Nonetheless, the
demarcation process has come to a halt once again and we, the Mebengokre people, want
to call on the whole world to pressure the Brazilian government so that this important
process can be completed that will allow our territory to be duly recognized and protected.
We also reaffirm that we do not accept carbon credit programs in our territory. Any decisions
on this type of project must be consulted with the Indigenous community and traditional
leaders, as defined in the ILO Convention 169. These programs are bad for the Mebengokre
people because they can bring harm to our way of life, our culture, and autonomy over our
land.
Likewise, we do not accept the free trade agreement between the countries of Mercosur and
the European Union as this agreement brings strong pressure on Indigenous people by
threatening our territories, our forests, and our guaranteed rights. We are against any type of
international negotiation that could cause environmental destruction or disrespect the
Indigenous peoples of Brazil.
We know that Brazil intends to announce, during COP 30, the creation of a new fund to
directly support Indigenous peoples and their institutions. However, these same types of
promises have been made in the past and we were only given crumbs. Therefore, we
demand that this new fund should come directly to Indigenous communities and entities, with
no intermediaries, guaranteeing that the people are truly benefited. We also propose that the
new fund be aimed at serving all Indigenous people without any distinction, and that an
Indigenous Control and Inspection Committee be created, formed by village leaders, to
ensure that the resources are used fairly, transparently, and compliant with decisions by the
communities.
Finally, we call on the international authorities’ support so that the Brazilian national
congress rejects any bills of law that are intended at implementing the “Marco Temporal”
thesis.