Indigenous protests hit U.S. grain giant Cargill over Amazon river privatization (part 1)
Since Jan. 22, Indigenous protesters have occupied Cargill’s port in Santarém, Brazil, blocking soy exports in protest over a government plan to dredge the Tapajós River without consultation or environmental licensing.
Indigenous protesters in front of the Cargill grain port in Santarém, in the Brazilian Amazon, in January. They have occupied the entrance since January 22, demanding a halt to planned dredging of the Tapajós River and in-person dialogue with the government to revoke a decree that privatized three Amazon rivers. Photo: Apoena Audiovisual
