"Mura People Rise Against Mining Invasion in Brazil", 10 June 2025

...“The answer is us!” cried more than 300 Mura leaders, youth, and elders during the VIII Assembly of the Mura People, held last month in the Lago do Soares Indigenous Land, a traditional Mura territory about 112 km from Manaus. 

...[T]he Mura reaffirmed their opposition to Brazil Potash’s massive mining project and demanded the titling of their ancestral territory...

“We reaffirm that we do not accept mining in our territories under any circumstances; that the demarcation of our lands is a constitutional right and is non-negotiable; that we will resist any attempt to invade or destroy our way of life; that we will not back down in the face of attacks by agribusiness, mining companies, or negligent or complicit governments. We are a living people, organized and determined to defend our rights (…)”...

Over the past 15 years, Mura resistance organizations have submitted multiple complaints against Brazil Potash across various legal and administrative venues. 

The VIII Assembly of the Mura Peoples marked two major turning points in their resistance movement. The first was their decision to bring the fight against Brazil Potash to the international stage, starting with COP30. In the approved resolution, the Mura denounced institutional silence in response to violations of rights guaranteed by the Brazilian Constitution and international treaties. They declared, “COP30 will be a strategic moment for international mobilization”...

The second key development was the formation of a broad, multi-level coalition of Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations standing in solidarity with the Mura of Lago do Soares and opposing all mining in Indigenous territories...

United in their opposition to extractivism, these organizations emphasized that protecting Indigenous territories from transnational mining demands coordinated resistance at local, national, and global levels. Despite facing rights violations, institutional neglect, and political violence, the Mura resistance has succeeded in building these networks...