Amazonian Tribe Wins $3 Million Lawsuit Against Timber Companies Who Illegally Deforested Land

An Amazonian tribe in Brazil has won a lawsuit against the family-run timber companies who illegally deforested their land more than two decades ago, officials recently announced.

The settlement, which was finalized on April 1, came 24 years after a public civil action was filed against businessman Orleir Messias Cameli and three other people for illegally deforesting the tribe's lands. The Attorney General explained that the practice was illegal because the Ashaninka's lands were protected by law. Only Indians were allowed to hunt, fish or remove timber on those lands as "they do this rationally, without destroying hundreds of species."

"What we did here was to comply with the Constitution, understanding that the indigenous have sacred rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta," Aras said in a statement. "You have the right to have a decent life, materially speaking, to choose your own destiny, to take part in political decisions, with respect to isolated communities."

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