A Federal Court decided that the Funai (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples) ea Federal Union must resume and complete the physical demarcation process of the Sururuá Indigenous Land, in Tabatinga (AM), within a maximum of 12 months.
The territory is inhabited by of the Kokama and Tikuna ethnicities and is located in the municipalities of Benjamin Constant and São Paulo de Olivença, in the state of Amazonas.
The sentence responds to a request from the MPF (Federal Public Ministry)which highlighted the paralysis of the administrative procedure since 2014, even though the area had already been recognized as indigenous by an ordinance from the Ministry of Justice in 2010.
In the decision, the federal judge emphasized that the delay of more than ten years represents an unjustifiable omission by the public authorities and violates the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples, especially the right to land, guaranteed by the and by international treaties to which Brazil is a party.
Funai and the Union have a period of up to 30 days to present a detailed schedule with the work phases, deadlines, sources of financing and forecast for completion.
Institutions must also provide periodic updates on the progress of the demarcation process.
A CNN Brazil contacted the FUNAI ea AGU (Attorney General of the Union) for a position on the decision, and awaits feedback. The space remains open.
