Bill of law allowing mining in Brazilian indigenous lands to receive report in September

The bill of law that allows mining activities in indigenous lands in Brazil is close to receive a report from the Committee it was submitted to. Brazilian MP Padre Ton said this week that fellow MP Édio Lopes, responsible for the report, will submit its analysis to the Committee early in September, after ten months of discussions.

In order to analyze the bill, the Committee promoted public hearings and conferences since late last year, and visited three countries (Ecuador, Canada and Australia) to learn about the framework adopted in these nations when mining in indigenous lands.

Talking about Lopes’ thoughts on the report, Padre Ton said the MP will consider the role of the government, “which can’t be left outside”. The report will also define the amount of income to be destined to the indigenous and the way they will be approached to discuss mining activities at their lands.