Boulos says the government will consult on the waterway and expand indigenous demarcations

The federal government will carry out a consultation with the people of the Tapajós River about the waterway project in the region and will continue with new demarcations of indigenous lands. The confirmation was made by the Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Guilherme Boulos, this Sunday, during the closing of the Peoples’ Summit, after the demonstrations that took place at COP30.

According to the minister, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed that more demarcations will be completed by next year.

Boulos also said that the government will carry out a “free, prior and informed consultation with the Tapajós communities” before any progress on the waterway project. To this end, a dialogue table will be created in Brasília with indigenous representatives.

Boulos stated that he spoke minutes earlier with Lula and the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, about the topic. He emphasized that the initiative seeks to guarantee direct participation of the affected people.

The statement came after the Munduruku protest, who on Friday blocked the entrance to the COP30 Blue Zone, an area designated for climate negotiations and accessible only to accredited people.

Peoples’ Summit

At the closing of the Peoples’ Summit, Boulos was accompanied by ministers Marina Silva, of Environment and Climate Change, and Sônia Guajajara, of Indigenous Peoples. He stated that the demonstrations reinforce social participation during COP30.

Also this Sunday, the final letter of the Peoples’ Summit was released, which brought together around 70 thousand participants and criticized what the organizers call “false solutions” to face the climate crisis. The document identifies peripheral and traditional communities as those most affected by extreme events and attributes responsibility to sectors such as mining, energy, agribusiness and technology.