Overview
- Justice Flávio Dino issued a precautionary injunction in a mandado de injunção brought by Cinta Larga representatives, putting the framework into immediate effect pending STF plenary review.
- Any project requires free, prior and informed consultation under ILO 169, environmental licensing and impact studies, and must be coordinated by the Indigenous communities, preferably through cooperatives, with activity capped at 1% of the demarcated area.
- The order mandates removal of unauthorized occupants and the shutdown of illegal gold mining, with enforcement and oversight assigned to Funai, Ibama, the National Mining Agency and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
- The decision guarantees Indigenous participation in economic results and prioritizes revenues for territorial protection, environmental recovery and community health and education, with transparency requirements and a temporary bar on using funds for attorneys’ fees.
- Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira backed the ruling, saying it aligns with the Constitution and promotes licensed, monitored operations with recovery of degraded areas.