An indigenous victory against Cargill on the Tapajós River (preview)

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent indigenous victory against Cargill regarding infrastructure projects on the Tapajós River amidst environmental concerns.

Advances in oil exploration and the construction of railways and highways in recent years have shown that, when large infrastructure projects clash with matters of Amazon preservation, the Brazilian government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tends to favor the former. Some call this progress; others see it as ultimately self-defeating in the face of the ongoing climate emergency. But this week, the usual script of Brazilian developmentalism trumping environmentalism was turned on its head,...

Topics covered

• indigenous rights
• environmentalism
• infrastructure
• Amazon preservation
• climate emergency

Keywords

• Cargill
• indigenous victory
• Tapajós River
• infrastructure
• Amazon
• environmentalism
• Brazil
• climate emergency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cargill

Places: Tapajós River, Brazil

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