It is home to 26,000 people from five different ethnicities. Different from other reserves in the Brazilian Amazon, Raposa Serra do Sol is mostly tropical savannah. Lula authorized the demarcation of Raposa Serra do Sol in 2005, during his first term as president. Some of the territories pending a presidential authorization began their demarcation processes decades ago. Doing so would mark a sharp change in policy from the previous administration of Jair Bolsonaro, who did not demarcate any land for them during his presidency. Their movement has pressured Lula to demarcate 13 new Indigenous territories that have cleared all regulatory steps and require nothing more than presidential approval to be official. Many already had their hopes dashed that new demarcations would take place in the first 30 days of his administration, which began Jan. Yet Lula stopped short of actually announcing any new designations that are much anticipated by Indigenous people and rights activists. “We need to quickly try to legalize every land whose (demarcation) studies are almost finished so the Indigenous can take the land that is theirs,” Lula said at the 52nd general assembly of the Indigenous peoples of the State of Roraima. That has been a common occurrence throughout Brazil’s history, which prompted the start of demarcation processes over a half century ago. He said he wants quick demarcation of their lands “before other people take over, invent false documents” to claim ownership rights.
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