President Lula has granted official recognition of nearly 1200 square kilometres of Indigenous lands, most of it in the Amazon rainforest. This move seeks to safeguard critical rainforests from the unchecked exploitation that marked his predecessor's administration. The land remains under the federal government's jurisdiction, but the designation grants Indigenous peoples the right to use it in their traditional manner. Mining activities are prohibited, and commercial farming and logging require specific authorizations. And non-Indigenous people are forbidden from engaging in any economic activity on Indigenous lands.

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