Members of one of Brazil’s most persecuted tribes have been kidnapped by ranchers who occupy their land. The community have also been attacked, forcing women and children to flee.
The UN has appealed to the Brazilian government to take urgent action as gunmen have surrounded several Guarani communities, threatening them with imminent attack.
Survival International has launched a unique project to bring the latest communications technology to some of the world’s most remote tribal communities.
Ahead of UN Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, Survival International has released a unique video of one of the world’s most recently contacted Indians.
President Obama must use a White House meeting with the Brazilian President to request formally the resettling of Guantanamo detainees in Brazil, rights groups have said.
The final report of Brazil’s National Truth Commission has been hailed as an historic step towards justice for victims of the county's military dictatorship.
Poor Brazilian farmers have won a David v Goliath battle to be exempted from huge tax demands for land where they have lived and worked for over a century.