The indigenous leader Narubia Werreira approached the senator and pre-candidate for President, (-RJ), this Wednesday (08). She called him a “militiaman” as he left the Chamber of Deputies, surrounded by supporters, after a press conference.
“You’re not from this country, you don’t love this country,” shouted Werreira.
Flávio replied that he would “free them”. Before getting into the car to leave Congress, he made a heart with his hands and blew a kiss to the activist.
Narubia Werreira is an indigenous leader and activist from Tocantins. In 2023, she became the 1st Secretary of Original and Traditional Peoples of the state, in the government of Wanderlei Barbosa (Republicans).
“The Bolsonaro family is against the demarcation of Indigenous Lands, but they do not hesitate to offer our riches to the USA. This land is ours! Not with this demagogic and colonizing patriotism. We want to build our own Brazilian dream and not scrape the crumbs of the rotten American dream”, said Narubia Werreir to Sheet.
Last week, she joined the PT and declared her support for the president (PT), who will run for president against Flávio Bolsonaro this year.
“I am here for all people, for all voices, for all trends in the party that believe in the strength of democracy and social justice,” he said on social media when announcing his membership.
The government of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Flávio’s father, is criticized by indigenous leaders. During the four years of his presidency, no indigenous lands were demarcated. The demarcation of territories is the main demand of traditional peoples as it is considered the basis for guaranteeing other rights.
This week, representatives of several indigenous peoples are in Brasília for the ATL (Acampamento Terra Livre). The theme of this year’s demonstration is the fight against the “greed of big companies, which insist on invading and exploiting the last preserved frontiers in the world.”
In February, indigenous mobilization took place on the Tapajós, Madeira and Tocantins rivers in the National Privatization Program (PND). The protesters, one of those interested in the project.
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